Kevin Pomfret: Ethics Isn't Enough & The Case For Geospatial Law - MBM #28

Kevin Pomfret is a Space and Spatial Corporate and Transaction Attorney at Williams Mullen and one of the references in terms of Law around spatial data & within the geospatial community more globally.

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About Kevin
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Shownotes
- Geospatial World's Ambassador of the Year 
- CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act 
- GDPR: General Data Protection Regulation
- Locus Charter
- Github Copilot
- Books & Podcasts: 
- Space Business Podcast
- Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction 
02:11 Kevin Presents Himself 
06:33 Geosptial Law back in the Early 2000s 
09:43 The Satellite Imagery is a Tricky Legal Problem
14:24 Law-markers don't yet understand the Nuances of Location Data 
17:38 Getting Individual Consent for Location Data doesn't always make sense 
20:26 Law is Hard to Get a Grasp Over 
26:10 Kevin's Critical view on the Current Focus on Ethics 
31:37 The Differences between Ethics & Law 
34:17 Why is the Geospatial Community so Focused on Ethics over Law?
40:48 The Impact of Covid on Location Data Law 
45:42 Location Data Law Issues go Way Beyond Covid 
46:56 How Laws get Written 
49:35 Getting Laws Changed 
53:33 International Dynamics 
56:09 Teaching Geospatial Law & Ethics 
01:08:29 Book & Podcast Recommendations

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