Data Protection in the UK after the “Brexit”

4. April 2017

After the Brexit, keeping data by the UK companies and organizations is expected to become more certain locally than globally.

Elizabeth Denham, the UK’s Information Commissioner, recently commented before the House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee, that the UK should apply to the European Commission for a full “adequacy” decision in terms of proving the adequate data protection measures as UK will become soon a non-EU country.

British government comments on the free trade deal with these words: “no deal for the UK is better than a bad deal for the UK”.

In the context of Brexit, it is crucial for the industry of the UK to keep the data-flows unhindered though.

British politician David Davis indicates that the UK and EU are now on their way to find and maintain equivalence (and not identity) in their relations (especially when it comes to business) in order to keep up their common interest.

Even though Davis is not using the “adequacy” term in his speech, this is what the UK technology industry is asking for.

Government assures that if no accord in that matter will be reached, there are still many alternatives to adequacy.

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