Tentatively scheduled for a May 2019 departure, but still sticking to EU rules until end of 2020. And finally the UK will probably always adhere to the GDPR, member of EU or not, otherwise it will be at a massive disadvantage for tech companies dealing with Europe.
> And finally the UK will probably always adhere to the GDPR, member of EU or not, otherwise it will be at a massive disadvantage for tech companies dealing with Europe.
I really don't see how this is the case. A small website will be going after product market fit, then they can scale and do compliance. Not adhering to GDPR means your websites can always become compliant later.
To put it another way, Facebook and Google started in the US. Any founder in the EU might consider moving to the US first, getting product market fit before worrying about GDPR compliance, then get compliance once you know your product is good and you aren't just throwing that work away.
GDPR applies to all data controllers anywhere on the earth, if you hold private data of EU citizens or residents and don't follow the GDPR then any EU country's data protection authority can choose to prosecute.
The only way to avoid the GDPR is to not hold personal identifying information on any EU citizens or EU residents.
