Government report outlining recommendation to replace GDPR

17/06/2021 | UK Government

The UK Parliament's Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform has published a report recommending the government reform its data protection regulation to something more protective and stringent than the GDPR. In addition to suggesting an increase in consumer rights and accountability for companies, the task force said, "GDPR is already out of date and needs to be revised for (artificial intelligence) and growth sectors if we want to enable innovation in the UK." 

See page 49 for the section on replacing GDPR.

UPDATE: 180621 - The Open Rights Group responds to the TIGRR proposal to replace the GDPR, declaring that it will stand up for privacy.  

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