Do we need a global framework for data privacy?

First it was Europe’s GDPR, then came CCPA. And now, Gartner projects a lot more privacy regulations by 2023.

As someone who has had to work on compliance with these very poorly conceived laws, the prospect of a lot more of them is scary.

I’m in favor of the general goals of GDPR and CCPA, but the people who wrote those laws didn’t understand how things work, so companies are left scratching their heads, wondering what to do.

On the one hand, I tend to dislike globalist visions, but in something like this — that directly affects global commerce — it would be very nice if some competent people put together a workable framework that (1) protects consumers, (2) gives them the power to determine how their data is used, and (3) is possible for companies to comply with without too much expense.