With the EU referendum almost completed and with majority of brits voting in favor of Brexit, most people left are wondering how this move would affect their data privacy and security in the United Kingdom. What is already clear is that whether UK decides to stay or leave the EU, most of their industry would still have to comply with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) setup by the EU.
The UK House of Commons passed the Investigatory Powers Bill this month, allowing for mass surveillance of UK residents. The bill also prohibits the use of any and all kinds of encryptions that are deemed unbreakable. However, the data protection laws in the UK lack the safeguards needed to counter cyber attacks.
Most people wrongly assumed that Britain leaving the EU would exempt them from the GDPR rules EU enforces. However, that is exactly not true as the GDPR is applicable on every person or business within or outside the EU that intends to interact with any entity within the EU. This means that if any business wants to sell or purchase products from the EU, they'll have to comply with EU's data privacy rules and provide them with all the information required.
A recent study revealed that a quarter of UK’s IT security professionals believe that leaving the EU would put their corporate data at risk as UK's data privacy laws seem a bit harsher. However, only time will tell how Brexit affects the general public at large.
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