UK to reform data protection law on May 7

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UK to reform data protection law on May 7

LONDON: Britain will try to reform its data protection law on May 7 with the aim of easing the compliance burden for businesses while remaining in line with the European Union's mission to keep information flowing.

The government said it would bring an updated Data Protection and Digital Information Bill back to parliament after its earlier proposals were paused in September for further consultation with industry.

The EU's General Data Protection RegulationData Protection Regulation GDPR is the comprehensive legislation adopted in the bloc in 2016 that protects personal data.

The seamless flow of data is enabled by the EU in response to Britain's standards - a process called adequacy.

Britain wanted to make it simpler for businesses to follow, and it wants to make it simpler for businesses to follow.

It wants to cut the number of repetitive cookie pop-ups that users encounter online, and give organisations more confidence in when they can process personal data without consent, as well as to reduce the number of repetitive cookie pop-ups that users encounter on the internet.

The changes will be limited in scope to ensure that the EU keeps information flowing and to protect confidence in the UK's comprehensive data protection standards.

Technology Minister Michelle Donelan said the new system would be easier to understand, easier to comply with and take advantage of the many opportunities of post-Brexit Britain.