Brexit Britain Is Failing EU’s Data-Privacy Test, Activist Warns
- Ryan says EU citizens’ data isn’t adequately protected by U.K.
- EU plans to adopt decision on EU-U.K. transfers by year-end
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U.K. privacy protections were criticized by an activist who told the European Union that the British shouldn’t be trusted to protect user data after Brexit.
The personal data of EU citizens “do not at present have an adequate level of protection in the U.K.,” Johnny Ryan, a senior fellow at the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, wrote in a letter to the European Commission on Monday.