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UK data protection regime meets EU standards, commission says in draft adequacy decisions

By Jakub Krupa
  • 19 Feb 2021 07:38
  • 19 Feb 2021 08:05

The UK's data protection regime is essentially equivalent to that in the EU and meets the conditions required for data flows that underpin post-Brexit economic and security cooperation to continue, the European Commission said today.

Following a lengthy assessment, the EU's executive arm has begun the much-anticipated process of adopting two

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Jakub Krupa

Senior Correspondent


Jakub joined MLex’s London team in August 2020 to report on topics including data privacy and security, cybersecurity, and telecom regulation, focusing on EU & UK regulatory and legal risk in the telecoms, media and technology (TMT) sectors. He is currently working on MLex's coverage of future mobility, in particular the rise of connected, electric and autonomous vehicles.

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