MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—Google's top policy chief has called for "common rules of the road" globally when it comes to the regulation of technology, amid ongoing debate
around the world on how to create legislation for the Internet economy.
Karan Bhatia, vice president of global public policy and government relations at Google, said that while a one-size-fits all approach to regulation would not work, he would welcome some "convergence" of regulation globally, CNBC reported.
"Some coordination on this, some level of collaboration, I think is going to be absolutely critical. We are very supportive of international efforts on multiple fronts to sort of create that level of dialogue and ideally common rules of the road," Bhatia said. "I think it would be extremely helpful if there was some convergence.”
“Governments around the world are trying to figure out how to regulate technology from data and privacy to taxation. But there is a fragmented approach. The biggest piece of legislation has been the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which governs all companies operating in the 28 European Union member states,” noted CNBC.