The UK’s Information Commissioner (John Edwards) is in charge with “light touch” of the data rules, which will include getting rid of cookie pop-ups.
John Edwards has been named the UK’s preferred candidate and will have a crucial job now of “balancing” between protecting rights and promoting “innovation and economic growth”
John Edwards stated, “I look forward to the challenge of steering the organisation and the British economy into a position of international leadership in the safe and trusted use of data for the benefit of all,”.
This government shake-ups was announced alongside planned changes to data protection post-Brexit.
Britain will attempt to move away from European data protection regulations as it overhauls its privacy rules after Brexit, the government has announced.
In an interview with The Telegraph newspaper, Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden said the plans include getting rid of “endless” cookie pop-ups which are common on most large sites, asking for permission to store a user’s personal information.
The government hopes to prioritise “innovative and responsible uses of data”, a spokesperson said, so that it can “boost growth, especially for start-ups and small firms, speed up scientific discoveries and improve public services.”
In the official announcement, the government said it will prioritise making new “data adequacy” partnerships that will allow it to send people’s personal data internationally, to places such as the United States, Korea, Singapore, Dubai and Colombia, among others.
Other details remain light, with the government promising to launch a consultation on what future data laws will look like.
“Now that we have left the EU I’m determined to seize the opportunity by developing a world-leading data policy that will deliver a Brexit dividend for individuals and businesses across the UK,” Mr Dowden said.
“It means reforming our own data laws so that they’re based on common sense, not box-ticking.”
