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• @edwardjdavey Ed Davey MP on x

  Giant leap backwards coming in data protection regulation, as @GoogleUK ditches GDPR ❗️Removes all new protections ❗️Switches to weak US approach ❗️Reduces now accepted standards Where Google goes, more will follow #BrexitDividend #BrexitDamage #ToryDamage https://www.theguardian…

• @derekjames150 @derekjames150 on x

  So, EU data protection laws will no longer apply in the UK. Why? Because we're no longer in the EU of course. Will they be replaced by UK laws. Unlikely! Where GDPR is concerned, “take back control” means lose control! https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

• @tariqkrim Tariq Krim on x

  The first immediate victim of Brexit in the UK: digital privacy in the UK. https://www.reuters.com/...

• @gcluley Graham Cluley on x

  Timely reminder: Other search engines are available. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

• @cornwall4eu @cornwall4eu on x

  Google users in UK to lose EU data protection. Doesn't “taking back control” feel great? At last we have the freedom to let giant global corporations exploit our personal information without those pesky EU bureaucrats getting in the way. https://mobile.reuters.com/...

• @travelfish Stuart McDonald on x

  “Beyond that, the United States has among the weakest privacy protections of any major economy, with no broad law despite years of advocacy by consumer protection groups.” https://mobile.reuters.com/... Taking back control...

• @uk_domain_names Edwin Hayward on x

  Looks like Google may be readying to transfer UK user accounts from Ireland to the US, which would take them outside the scope of the EU's GDPR regulations. Net effect will be much weaker privacy protection for us. (Move is Brexit-related, of course.) https://www.reuters.com/...