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Does EU’s green light for UK data law mark a shift in data protection approach?

By Patricia Figueiredo and Sara Brandstätter ( August 19, 2025, 09:00 GMT | Comment) -- Companies handling cross-border data transfers are watching closely as the European Commission moves to renew decisions to allow the free flow of personal data from the EU to the UK. With two draft decisions endorsing the UK’s new data regime, some noted the EU may be leaning toward a more flexible interpretation of "essentially equivalent protections" under the GDPR, which may influence its own simplification agenda. But critics warned the EU may be undermining its standards by accepting divergence, opening the door to legal challenges.Businesses on both sides of the English channel were relieved when the European Commission started the process to renew decisions allowing the unrestricted flow of personal data from the EU to the UK without additional safeguards....

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