Proving a counterfactual (what would have happened without gdpr) is rather difficult to impossible. I would argue
1. Morally, are we encouraging tech to go in a more human direction? Definitely.
2. Operationally, is gdpr working well? I have gotten many companies to delete my data and stop spamming me by referring to gdpr, so on that front I see a big win. Cookie banners are not essential or required by gdpr but an industry choice to bully users to accept something. So on that front, I feel gdpr falls short as it still allows companies to go this route.
3. Economy wise, have we lost anything? Are data brokers an essential service for a functional society and economy? I don't think anyone or anything except spy services and as tech lose out from gdpr.
4. Communication wise, people rarely see the benefits and only the fallout from gdpr (cookie banners) and the lobby push against it (business newspaper articles on the horror of compliance as their company needs vast amounts of data on non- customers). The benefits are much more hidden.
1. Morally, are we encouraging tech to go in a more human direction? Definitely.
2. Operationally, is gdpr working well? I have gotten many companies to delete my data and stop spamming me by referring to gdpr, so on that front I see a big win. Cookie banners are not essential or required by gdpr but an industry choice to bully users to accept something. So on that front, I feel gdpr falls short as it still allows companies to go this route.
3. Economy wise, have we lost anything? Are data brokers an essential service for a functional society and economy? I don't think anyone or anything except spy services and as tech lose out from gdpr.
4. Communication wise, people rarely see the benefits and only the fallout from gdpr (cookie banners) and the lobby push against it (business newspaper articles on the horror of compliance as their company needs vast amounts of data on non- customers). The benefits are much more hidden.