Government proposals to move away from EU data-protection laws post-Brexit have had a mixed reaction.
But the TechUK trade association says there are "outstanding questions" around exactly how the UK's alternative would work, suggesting more consultation is needed.
The GDPR puts enormous weight on protecting the privacy and data of individuals, with steep penalties for non-compliance, but cookie consent is not covered.removing the requirement for small and medium-sized businesses to employ data-protection officers and conduct thorough impact assessments of data-gathering activities
widening data access for public services and research - currently, if you consent to your health data being used in a particular Covid 19 study, for example, similar future studies have to ask again for your permission Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries calls it "cementing post-Brexit Britain's position as a science and tech superpower".But so far, reaction has been mixed, with industry broadly more supportive than privacy campaigners."The reforms... find a good balance between making the UK's data-protection system clearer, more flexible, and more user friendly to researchers, innovators, and smaller companies," chief executive Julian David says.
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