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> Europe will get less innovation but have more privacy You know Europeans can build software too right? The start-up culture is a lot less than in the USA - b
by midasz 8y ago
> Europe will get less innovation but have more privacy
You know Europeans can build software too right? The start-up culture is a lot less than in the USA - but we're getting there. Perhaps Americans will also realize the importance of privacy and data protection, and thus opt for European software. It's hard to predict.
- lwansbrough 8y agoUntil your competitors figure out they can sue you for non-compliance in your early stage, then you have to mount a defence proving that your software is in fact compliant, but by then it won't matter - your company is competing with an unrestricted American company that can profit off the data and is ready to acquire your company using the profits.
- hvidgaard 8y agoEU does not work as USA in that regard. No private entity can sue for anything relating to GDPR, that is up to the EU courts and the DPAs. What they can do it highlight issues with the appropriate DPAs and if you make reasonable efforts I doubt that much will come from it.
- leereeves 8y agoThere are many EU countries with enough corruption that a deep pocketed incumbent could "suggest" that a DPA bring suit.
- svennek 8y agoIf you live in such a place, no amount of regulation is going to save you... Neither more or less...
- leereeves 8y agoAm I mistaken in thinking that any country in the EU can pursue any business in the EU for violations of the GDPR? Corruption in one country can affect businesses in other countries.
- svennek 8y agoThat would really surprise me. Each country has an independent DPA, and I would expect "foreign" cases has to be redirected to the local DPA. Only EU level stuff usually have interstate mandates...
- svennek 8y agoThere is also the language barrier and geographical considerations (travel). I am sure you (as a european in country A) could ask your local DPA to assist or forward a complaint to my DPA (country B). The same goes for the financial regulation and lots of other stuff already...
- svennek 8y ago".... This means that if your organisation conducts cross-border data processing, the GDPR will require you to work primarily with the supervisory authority based in the same Member State as your main establishment (usually your EU headquarters) to achieve compliance. This enforcement body will be your ‘lead supervisory authority’ for all privacy related matters.... " https://www2.deloitte.com/nl/nl/pages/risk/articles/gdpr-top-ten-10-one-stop-shop.html https://www2.deloitte.com/nl/nl/pages/risk/articles/gdpr-top...
- midasz 8y agoWhat are you talking about? Competitors cannot sue you over GDPR, this is not the US.
- Mirioron 8y ago>You know Europeans can build software too right? As a European it sure doesn't seem to be that way. I'm using Windows, Google, Wikipedia, Youtube, ycombinator, Reddit etc. Very little European stuff in sight, despite the fact that the EU has a much higher population than the US. This kind of extra regulation is one of the reasons why Europe is so much weaker in digital technology. It's not the only piece either.