Hi Stuart,

Oh indeed. I do wonder in actual practice how it can be enforced. In watching the news about Brexit and with a view that is neither for or against, the EU at the top appears to be or operate in terms of idealism and a belief in the system but with no practical grip on reality and the complexities of implementation of a concept. It is a drive towards one vision of utopia with a set of ideals but no understanding of how they can be achieved or if they are implemented, their full logical impact and consequences.

For example, I once took a test to drive a mini-bus, this is covered by an EU regulation or similar. There is a maximum speed for motorways that is defined in kilometres per hour. This equates in the UK to 62.5 miles per hour. UK motorways tend to have maximum speed limits of 70 mph for cars and coaches, and 60 mph for lorries and large vans etc. So mini-busses are in their own unique and odd bracket. So there is no allowed practical pragmatic local adaptation of a given regulation for a given member state.

Therefore whilst GDPR is a good idea for privacy in principle, I suspect there will be many landmark legal cases and cross border diplomatic conflicts to come.

Gareth

Thank you Guy.