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Briefing
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- Data Protection Bill – New bill published by U.K. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport that empowers users to ask companies to delete data posted before age of 18, expanding on E.U.’s Right to be Forgotten law, stated under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Personal Data – Expands definition of personal data to include IP addresses, Internet cookies, and DNA
- Explicit Consent – Requires companies to seek users' explicit consent to include them in cold call lists, and inform them when data gets shared with marketing companies
- Data Portability – Enables users to move personal data between providers
- Other Criminal Offenses – Include identifying individuals from anonymized data and tampering with data requested by user
- Higher Fines – Introduces tougher fines for data breaches worth up to £17 million ($23.4 million), or 4% of global turnover
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Market Disruption
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Sector
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Government (excluding military), Information Technology
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Source
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"Government to strengthen UK data protection law,"
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Titcomb, J., "Data Protection Bill: How will the new laws affect you?",
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Mason, R., "UK citizens to get more rights over personal data under new laws",
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Mott, N., "UK Plans To Defend Consumer Privacy With Data Protection Bill",
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AcceleratingBiz analysis
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Original Publication Date
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August 7, 2017
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