If UK privacy law starts to deviate significantly from GDPR then the EU commission will not hesitate to withdraw its 'equivalence' decision on UK privacy rights [0]. This will hamper the flow of data from the EU to the UK, the costs of which to UK businesses will more than offset any "Brexit dividend for individuals and businesses across the UK" that the culture secretary is seemingly so keen on obtaining.
Of course, these kind of nuances tend to get forgotten by those who think they can secure better trade deals by spending £200M on a boat [1].
Comments
If UK privacy law starts to deviate significantly from GDPR then the EU commission will not hesitate to withdraw its 'equivalence' decision on UK privacy rights [0]. This will hamper the flow of data from the EU to the UK, the costs of which to UK businesses will more than offset any "Brexit dividend for individuals and businesses across the UK" that the culture secretary is seemingly so keen on obtaining.
Of course, these kind of nuances tend to get forgotten by those who think they can secure better trade deals by spending £200M on a boat [1].
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jun/28/eu-rules-...
[1] https://www.ft.com/content/c77b7aa1-cebc-47c6-a04a-d21eef2d1...