Google users in UK to lose EU data protection

Re:Google users in UK to lose EU data protection – sources by rwmj on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @05:02PM (#22370572)

No. During the current transition period there's a treaty which (to paraphrase the situation greatly) causes the UK to be treated as if it was in the EU. What happens when that ends (on 31st Dec 2020) is not yet clear, despite the large amounts of noise being made by the UK government. It will depend on what deal if any is struck before then.

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Re:Google users in UK to lose EU data protection – sources by barnaclebuster on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @05:06PM (#22370605)

It's much more likely to depend on what UK legislation is in force. Right now there is UK legislation to enact GDPR and that does not simply disappear because the UK left the EU. Unless new laws are passed, whatever is on the UK statute books remains unaltered.

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Re:Google users in UK to lose EU data protection – sources by PaulRobinson on Thursday February 20, 2020 @03:52AM (#22373690)

The article calls out that Google are betting that they will introduce new laws with lower protections to get trade deals with the US, and so they're getting ready for that now.

That is not a bad bet given briefings from Downing Street on trade deals.

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Re:Google users in UK to lose EU data protection – sources by g_p on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @05:20PM (#22370727)

Indeed - the Data Protection Act (2018) effectively is the GDPR, by updating existing data protection legislation. Indeed, some parts of it are referenced against the GDPR itself, e.g. paragraph 157 on penalties.

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