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Codes of conduct could be an answer for UK businesses' data transfers, privacy watchdog says

By Cynthia Kroet ( April 5, 2022, 12:44 GMT | Insight) -- UK businesses could see codes of conduct recognized in the future as a legal underpinning for international data transfers, a senior privacy watchdog said today. The UK's International Data Transfer Agreement came into force a fortnight ago as a replacement for the EU’s "standard contractual clauses" mechanism, but Steve Wood, from the Information Commissioner's Office, said the regulator was open to considering codes of conduct.UK businesses could see codes of conduct recognized in the future as a legal underpinning for international data transfers, a senior official at the UK's Information Commissioner's Office said today. ...

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