Seven civil society organizations have urged European Commissioner Michael McGrath to revoke the UK's data adequacy status, citing significant erosion of privacy and data rights. Their open letter highlights that the UK's data handling practices and proposed reforms deviate from EU standards. They express concerns regarding the UK's systemic loss of privacy since being granted adequacy in June 2021 and warn that upcoming legislation could further undermine legal safeguards, jeopardizing rights both in the EU and the UK, disproportionately affecting individuals and businesses.
The UK government's proposed reforms and recent actions threaten to imperil the UK's data and privacy protections. This status of affairs will fuel uncertainty and threaten individuals and businesses alike.
Allowing third countries such as the UK to benefit from unrestricted personal data flows with the EU while simultaneously weakening legal safeguards at home does not only endanger the rights of people in the EU.
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