IT Security Thing has canvassed industry opinion to see if everyone is singing from the same data privacy hymn sheet
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ‘call for views’ consultation process has come to an end. Minister of State for Digital, Matt Hancock, has drafted a ‘statement of intent‘ to overhaul data protection legislation. If you thought that leaving the EU meant leaving behind the potential impact of GDPR, you thought wrong. The new legislation will simply bring GDPR wholesale into UK law.
“Our measures are designed to support businesses in their use of data, and give consumers the confidence that their data is protected and those who misuse it will be held to account” Hancock insists, continuing “The new Data Protection Bill will give us one of the most robust, yet dynamic, set of data laws in the world. The Bill will give people more control over their data, require more consent for its use, and prepare Britain for Brexit. We have some of the best data science in the world and this new law will help it to thrive.”
The Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, seems happy enough with the plans. “We are pleased the government recognises the importance of data protection, its central role in increasing trust and confidence in the digital economy and the benefits the enhanced protections will bring to the public,” she says.
But what does the industry at large thing?
