European civil society organisations have written to European Commissioner, Michael McGrath over concerns about the erosion of privacy and data protection in the UK.
The organisations argue that the divergence from standards required by GDPR and the Law Enforcement Directive mean that the UK’s adequacy status should be re-evaluated.
The signatories highlight a number of laws and policy initiatives that threaten privacy rights in the UK, including the Data (Use and Access) BIll which is expected to be passed by parliament this week.
They also warn that if the Commisison does not act quickly, the adequacy decision for the UK could be struck down by the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) should a case be brought to it.