As far as code goes, it's true for many companies. As for data, it was similar in many large European companies in the pre-GDPR era. Today, one crucial question

As far as code goes, it's true for many companies. As for data, it was similar in many large European companies in the pre-GDPR era. Today, one crucial question is always asked: when you work with data, is this personal data? If it is, you need to deal it with a special way. Personal data is both an asset and a liability. Most companies found a way do do it. It was a long and often very painful process, involving everything from data entry to backup processes and procedures, but somehow we managed to do it.