And in some cases, companies have removed products entirely from the European market because they would violate the new privacy rules. rules were approved in late 2015 after tech companies like Facebook ran into problems over data protection with national privacy watchdogs in various European countries. European officials said the coming rules are forcing American tech giants to take a step back. Some American tech companies said they welcomed the new data protection rules. touch every part of our company.”How the biggest tech companies handle the regulations will most likely influence their smaller counterparts.

Source: New York Times January 28, 2018 21:22 UTC