UK wants to abandon GDPR

Stefan Mileschin · 30th August 2021, 13:41

Never mind the food shortages, let's dismantle something rather good under Brexit

The UK government wants to dismantle European privacy law under its Brexit reforms claiming that it was all about “irritating cookie popups and consent requests”.

The GDPR data protection rules introduced by the EU in May 2018 are part of UK law even after Brexit, under the Data Protection Act.

Culture secretary, Oliver Dowden called for rules based on "common sense, not box-ticking".

Dowden said: "Now that we have left the EU, I'm determined to seize the opportunity by developing a world-leading data policy that will deliver a Brexit dividend for individuals and businesses across the UK. It means reforming our own data laws so that they're based on common sense, not box-ticking. And it means having the leadership in place at the Information Commissioner's Office to pursue a new era of data-driven growth and innovation.”

https://fudzilla.com/news/53442-uk-w...o-abandon-gdpr

30th August 2021, 13:41	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	UK wants to abandon GDPR Never mind the food shortages, let's dismantle something rather good under Brexit The UK government wants to dismantle European privacy law under its Brexit reforms claiming that it was all about “irritating cookie popups and consent requests”. The GDPR data protection rules introduced by the EU in May 2018 are part of UK law even after Brexit, under the Data Protection Act. Culture secretary, Oliver Dowden called for rules based on "common sense, not box-ticking". Dowden said: "Now that we have left the EU, I'm determined to seize the opportunity by developing a world-leading data policy that will deliver a Brexit dividend for individuals and businesses across the UK. It means reforming our own data laws so that they're based on common sense, not box-ticking. And it means having the leadership in place at the Information Commissioner's Office to pursue a new era of data-driven growth and innovation.” https://fudzilla.com/news/53442-uk-w...o-abandon-gdpr

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