Google Feels the Brunt of GDPR Enforcement
I can&#x27;t help but feel like there exists a certain amount of jealousy&#x2F;envy that exists on the EU side in regards to American technology companies. Perhaps this stems somewhat from the inability of European countries to cultivate a foundation of successful innovation in relation to software&#x2F;computation like the Silicon Valley or greater Bay Area has in the United States?<p>In my opinion, instead of focusing on regulation to hamper outside competition, the better option would be to spend more on funding innovation&#x2F;growth efforts for local companies and startups so that they can better compete solely based on the merits of the technology or service itself.<p>This in the long term will provide far more for European countries and its citizens than, again this is just my opinion and it&#x27;s definitely not necessarily purely black or white here, the short term oriented sort of feel good action that something like the GDPR I believe represents.