UK-Japan deal dismantles UK’s privacy protections
UK quietly commits to weakening restrictions on data transfers by accepting lower privacy standards in new trade deal.
The recent UK-Japan deal negotiated by Elizabeth Truss commits the UK to weakening restrictions on data transfers by accepting lower privacy standards. These commitments are aligned with those in other trade agreements the government wishes to sign. Yet this strategy has never been voted on, analysed or even explained to parliament.
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