> What I believe is happening here is the EU is setting a new standard that the US and UK and others will have to follow if they want to do business in the EU,

> What I believe is happening here is the EU is setting a new standard that the US and UK and others will have to follow if they want to do business in the EU, unless they invest millions in infrastructure and staff. That’s called the Brussels effect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_effect), and indeed is similar to the California effect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_effect)