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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12777

27 August 2021
SECTORAL POLICIES / Digital
European Commission warns UK about personal data protection
Brussels, 26/08/2021 (Agence Europe)

The European Commission recalled on Thursday 26 August that the decision on the adequacy of personal data protection regimes between the EU and UK systems could be “suspended, amended, or revoked at any time”. 

The statements come after the UK’s Digital Minister Oliver Dowden said earlier today that the UK was considering reforming its digital sector legislation and moving away from the EU’s cookie rules by removing consent boxes from users’ screens.

Such a decision would see UK...

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