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One reason behind Brexit was that there were EU privacy laws in place that prevented UK citizens' data to be sold or exported to US based companies, like NHS da
by Cthulhu_ 2y ago
One reason behind Brexit was that there were EU privacy laws in place that prevented UK citizens' data to be sold or exported to US based companies, like NHS data [0] https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/08/nhs-gives-amazon-free-use-of-health-data-under-alexa-advice-deal https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/08/nhs-gives-am... or https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-us-data-bridge-supporting-documents/uk-us-data-bridge-factsheet-for-uk-organisations https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-us-data-bridge....
Also with protecting the internal market; the UK is interested in importing US produce like chlorinated eggs and chickens, but EU laws said nu uh: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/business/chlorinated-chicken-uk.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/25/business/chlorinated-chic...