I'm not really worried about the effects of Brexit on the GDPR, as someone else has said, it's likely that the UK will keep it, or something similar. But it's n

I'm not really worried about the effects of Brexit on the GDPR, as someone else has said, it's likely that the UK will keep it, or something similar. But it's not yet clear what the other consequences of Brexit are going to be (deal / no deal, borders with Ireland, etc.), and the deadline is getting closer and closer. I wouldn't be surprised if investment has decreased because investors are waiting until after Brexit to see the effects. It's even possible that the decrease in investment can be explained entirely by the ever-nearing Brexit deadline. Again, this isn't to say that I don't think the GDPR could possible result in lower investment, it's just since Brexit is happening in slow-motion at the same time, and I don't think the authors have tried to measure how much that contributes to their results.