The UK is not powerless to act - they just don't want to act because they don't want to jeopardize potential future business with this company and/or similar co

The UK is not powerless to act - they just don't want to act because they don't want to jeopardize potential future business with this company and/or similar companies. The "powerlessness" is just for show since it's more likely to be accepted by the populace than the true reason. Especially since Brexit, the UK is a bit lost when it comes to international trade and is betting on becoming even more of a corporatocracy than it already is as a strategy to try and reinvigorate their declining economy and effectively create a US equivalent when it comes to consumer/privacy rights (but with none of the actually good parts of the US like high wages).