# Governments regularly screw up technological adoption This is especially true in the US. I assume it has to do with some combination of contractors, the fact that there is no single person in charge. ### Examples * 2019 Iowa Democratic Primary debacle with the voting app. * Martin needing to worry about getting sued because of GDPR when trying to get tracking off the ground. * Healthcare.gov example. <!-- #evergreen --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Governments+regularly+screw+up+technological+adoption) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Governments+regularly+screw+up+technological+adoption)