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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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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