No-deal Brexit could imperil UK-EU data economy
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Subject UK-EU data flows post-Brexit. Significance Recent publication of the UK government’s no-deal Brexit plans highlight the difficulties that could arise in transferring data between the EU and the United Kingdom in the event of such an outcome. Impacts Data protection requirements may prompt EU companies to avoid the United Kingdom as a host for their data. This would undercut UK digital companies that rely on such data as a part of their business model. Firms dependent on data transfers within the EU are likely to relocate parts of their businesses to another member state.