UK unveils post-Brexit data plans to boost digital trade and end annoying cookie confirmation pop-ups

In the first signs of UK data policy starting to diverge from the EU, the government has today announced a package of measures to help it seize the opportunities of data to boost growth, trade and improve public services. Plans include 'data adequacy' partnerships with 10 countries including the US, Australia and Republic of Korea, and the appointment of a new Information Commissioner to oversee the changes. The data adequacy partnerships, which will be subject to assessments that ensure high data protection standards, will build on the £80 billion of data-enabled service exports to the 10 destinations from the UK… [Continue Reading]