> As long as the rules are the same for all competition in a market will still happen. Sure, but in continental law the rules aren't the same for everyone. The

> As long as the rules are the same for all competition in a market will still happen. Sure, but in continental law the rules aren't the same for everyone. The laws are defined such that technical breaches are almost impossible to avoid. They empower a regulator with capricious and arbitrary power to sanction organisations - or not - with no requirement for consistency or recourse. The answer to any technical question along the lines of "Is X illegal under the GDPR?" is "Nobody knows - we'll find out once the regulator fines someone." That's bad law-making.