Data Flows Continue from the EU to the UK
Friday, January 15, 2021 We have a deal! After several months of negotiations, on 24 December 2020, the EU and the UK announced that they have finally agreed on an agreement regulating trade and cooperation between the UK and the remaining 27 member states after 31 December 2020 (Trade Agreement). From a data protection perspective, this is welcome news as the Trade Agreement provides an effective temporary arrangement for personal data to be transferred between the EU and the UK. Background The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) allows for a free flow of personal data wit...
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