Since the referendum to leave the EU rocked the UK in 2016,
commentators, privacy personnel, and corporate officers alike have
been speculating as to how Brexit will affect Britain's
subjugation to the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679
(GDPR) and other EU privacy laws. The impact of Britain's
withdrawal from the EU will be largely dependent on what exit deal,
if any, ultimately passes British Parliament and is accepted by the
EU. As British companies (and companies that market in Britain)
have spent considerable time, effort, and money to become GDPR
compliant, the uncertainty of the effect of the law moving forward
has left many privacy and IT personnel worried of what new legal
regimes will be next, especially because the details of the
ultimate withdrawal deal remains anyone's guess. In this
article, we outline the possibilities for the GDPR post-Brexit and
provide some guidance on what the aftermath may look like.
