[pavel_lishin]

He didn't say that we'd revert; we'd simply never move forward.

[gloob]

Fair enough. Ignore my second question then. Can you point me to a credible argument for the idea that all innovation relies on privacy breaches, or that only companies who hold customer data are capable of innovation, or some other causal link that would make "strong privacy laws -> no innovation ever" hold?

[pavel_lishin]

> Can you point me to a credible argument for the idea that all innovation relies on privacy breaches

Only if you point me to anyone making the case that innovation relies on privacy breaches.