Move could 'weaken' Brits' personal data rights when info is transferred outside Europe
Currently, UK and EU businesses can freely share personal data across international borders. However, if the UK departs from European levels of protection, international data transfers could be restricted, presenting EU and UK businesses with a bureaucratic challenge.on 8th March 2023, hailed by the government as a"Brexit dividend" that would create a more business-friendly data protection regime that promotes growth and innovation, while upholding individuals' rights.
The Bill has passed through the House of Commons and its first and second readings in the House of Lords Regulations, 2003, rather than introduce new legislation. Many of the changes appear to be largely cosmetic; for instance, various UK GDPR definitions would be amended, though changes to the definition of personal data potentially narrow the scope of individuals' protection.
The most widely used of these safeguards is the standard contractual clauses, which contractually bind the recipient to protect data to GDPR standards. However, implementing the standard clauses to enable the many data-flow permutations of a multinational business can be resource consuming. The EU-US data protection framework is an alternative mechanism, that permits the flow of data to US businesses that have certified to the scheme.
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