Government report on overhauling GDPR alarms privacy campaigners

John Leonard
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TIGRR report 'signals the Government’s desire to gut GDPR and your privacy rights' says Open Rights Group

A taskforce comprised of three Conservative MPs released a report yesterday outlining suggestions for reforming UK regulations for the Brexit era, including data protection legislation. In March...

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