The previous 4 blog posts focused
on the impact Brexit will have or had to academia, jobs, the turnout at the
latest general elections compared to EU referendum and the fact that history
repeats itself. All these are common concerns of the society but since the main
focus of the blog is the young generation there is an issue that needs to be
addressed in the end.
That is the personal data people
share at numerous of websites and mobile applications. This topic seems to be
more applicable for youngsters as they use internet more than older
generations, statistically at least.
For this case, law is clear but
not simple to implement.
As current Chancellor of
Exchequer has suggested there will be an interim period of two years for businesses
to adjust at new reality. During this time the General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) applied in EU will remain in force as well as the new version
of the regulation which is expected to be applied from the 25th of
May 2018.
Since UK will abandon the
European Economic Area (EEA) it means that the GDPR won’t be in effect leaving
a legislative gap that policy makers will need to cover. That does not only
influence the flow of data between the EU and the UK but also the protection of
it.
The government will need to apply
an ‘adequacy jurisdiction’ status with the European Commission in order to
conform with EU’s new framework. It is important to mention that such a process
can take several years to be accomplished meaning that companies will need
additional measures to protect and transfer data from UK to EU and vice-versa.
It seems very likely that
adopting the text of the new GDPR will be the simplest and less painful option
for the government to avoid trade and cyber security issues.
It’s not the type of safety
youngsters would like to have but for those who are concerned it can be
regarded as progress.
cyber security
Hi,
ReplyDeleteOn the 4th paragraph, you are saying "Since UK will abandon the European Economic Area (EEA) it means that the GDPR won’t be in effect leaving a legislative gap...". I suppose you mean that it "will be leaving a legislative gap...".
I feel that the brexit negotiation will take longer than expected legislatively. Even if it does conclude within the 2 year mark, I wouldn't be expected if it left the UK with several regulatory loop holes that will need to be addressed by future governmental and regulatory officials.
In regard to cybersecurity, in recent years we have seen that it constitutes a big point in any governmental agenda. The latest US elections, 'fake news', wiki leaks etc. have shown that we entering a new era of data manipulation.
Unless the UK government takes the right steps now, I am afraid that as a country we'd be left vulnerable to cyber crime whatever this might mean. I assume that when you refer to 'youngsters', you express a concern that a future UK government could introduce more 'tight', and potentially orwellian,regulation of the cyberspace.
If that's the case, I do share this concern. As a young person, it leaves me feeling uncertain and suspicious of political figures even more...