U.S.-Bound Data From EU May Need Reroute Post-Brexit

By George R. Lynch, Bloomberg BNA

It may not be smart for companies to schedule European Union data bound for the U.S. for a layover in the post-Brexit U.K., privacy professionals told Bloomberg BNA.

Advantages companies saw in having data transfers to the U.S. launch from the U.K. with its perceived business-friendly, mature privacy compliance system may well be outweighed by the uncertain future status of the country in the EU data protection framework, they said.

Although nothing will change for at least two years, companies need to follow developments, because, “like most compliance work, the earlier you know what ...