Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff described Facebook as the “new cigarettes” in a recent appearance on the television show CBS This Morning and called for the U.S. to adopt a national privacy law like the GDPR, which just went into effect in Europe. “Maybe this is a time where the government has to step in and regulate not just that product but really our industry,” Benioff said, referring to Facebook. “We’re really at that point with technology.” It’s interesting that a technology industry insider like Benioff now has made these points.
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Benioff Endorses GDPR for US
Posted by: Denis Pombriant May 27, 2018 05:00 AMSalesforce CEO Marc Benioff described Facebook as the “new cigarettes” in a recent appearance on the television show CBS This Morning and called for the U.S. to adopt a national privacy law like the GDPR, which just went into effect in Europe. “Maybe this is a time where the government has to step in and regulate not just that product but really our industry,” Benioff said, referring to Facebook. “We’re really at that point with technology.” It’s interesting that a technology industry insider like Benioff now has made these points.