Brexit & Privacy Legislation: 6 Reasons Why The GDPR Is Probably Here To Stay

摘要

Whilst the decision by the people of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union has implications for the legislative framework for privacy in the UK, these implications are unlikely to significantly affect the need for organisations to adopt the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Formal negotiations for exit won't start until after Article 50 is invoked (which gives our official "notice" to leave the EU), and this now looks to be September 2016 at the earliest. During this mandatory 2-year MINIMUM period all existing legislation (including GDPR) will continue as before. Many forecast that this process might take much longer - with many estimates between 3 and 6 years. The GDPR is actually already law - and although organisations have a 2-year window in which to meet compliance, it would be unwise for businesses to assume that after this period there will no longer be a need to comply…