How The British GDPR Could Affect UK Businesses

After what has felt like an extremely long period after the Brexit vote, the UK has now officially ‘left’ the European Union. And, putting political arguments aside, there can be no doubt that it has led to a great deal of confusion surrounding how coque samsung galaxy note 8 blanc EU laws and regulations will now affect the UK. custodia cover huawei One of the areas of confusion is data protection.

The EU brought in new rules surrounding data protection under the coque bumper samsung s7 edge disney General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018 and it coque samsung s5 was generally understood that the UK would still need to abide coque huawei pro by the rules even after Brexit. However, the reality is that things got a little bit more complicated, and it is currently the situation that there are two forms of the GDPR in effect in the UK.

The new so called coque huawei p8 UK GDPR took effect on Exit Day, January samsung galaxy s6 edge coque noir 31st 2020. cover custodia iphone This is because EU regulations are no longer the appropriate legislation in the UK, but businesses will still need to abide by specific rules, and these are currently the UK GPDR. But of course, the coque samsung s8 texte EU’s GDPR is still relevant as it continues to affect UK businesses who process the data of EU businesses and customers.

This has the samsung s7 coque 360 potential to get complicated, however, so it is important to understand how the UK GDPR could affect British businesses.

What is the UK GDPR and how does it differ from the EU version

The first thing to note is that the UK GDPR is actually the same law as the EU GDPR with slight changes that relate to domestic British law. This coque samsung note 3 n9005 means that at its core, this is the samsung s5 active coque same legislation, making things very simple for businesses in the UK that work in full compliance with the EU GDPR, as they can continue operating as they did before.

However, there are some differences. Custodia Cover Iphone 7/8/SE2020 Specifically, the UK GDPR actually expands the remit of the European GDPR adding issues surrounding national security, intelligence services, and immigration. custodia cover iphone The UK GDPR specifically puts in exceptions so that the protection of personal data can be bypassed coque samsung s7 edge nba if it is a matter of national security or immigration.

Another major difference is that the UK GDPR brings down coque samsung s7 aimant the age that the law covers to 13, from 16 in the EU GDPR. custodia cover samsung This is to ensure that the law files in line with the UK’s Data Protection Act.

Additionally, the UK version of the regulation now has the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as the leading regulatory and enforcement body for coque samsung j6 the UK GDPR.

Brexit is far from over and it is causing data issues

It is important to coque rose spigen samsung s7 note, of course, that despite the rhetoric of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Brexit is far from over this means that coque iphone xs militaire things could change significantly. Specifically, there are unresolved data issues. It has been suggested that if the UK coque samsung s8 rock cannot come to an adequate agreement with Brussels and there is no extension period British businesses that trade in Europe could find themselves in a troublesome position.

This issue surrounds the issue of national security and how it can work in conjunction with European privacy laws.

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What are implications of Brexit on the GDPR

Interestingly there has been the suggestion in coque harley quinn samsung s6 some coque autres galaxy samsung quarters that ditching the GDPR could provide the UK with a competitive advantage over countries with more stringent data protection requirements.

Ultimately, the fact that the Brexit negotiations are ongoing could mean that the UK might choose to take a somewhat different approach to data protection.

How has the GPDR affected businesses

It should be noted that if changes are made to the coque fine samsung s8 UK GPDR, this would potentially make things more confusing for British businesses especially those that trade with EU citizens and businesses, as those businesses, would still have to abide by the EU’s GDPR.

There are even suggestions that the UK’s data security could potentially be impacted if the government’s negotiators fail to put arrangements in place. So, it is important that companies should follow the GDPR as coque samsung s7 mulbess it currently is and keep track of any recommendations from experts as to how things might change going forward.

Will the UK lose protections

There has been the suggestion that the UK could now miss out on some coque noir samsung galaxy s6 edge plus EU based protections due to Brexit. Reports have indicated that Google is planning to move British accounts out of the control of EU privacy regulators, and please them under the jurisdiction of the US instead. Custodia Cover Iphone 7/8 PLUS This could potentially leave British accounts with less protection over sensitive information.