>> " so would only come into force after the Brexit transition period has ended."
> Well so this isn't going to do anything for 40 years.
I wish, but it's pretty clear the brexit transition period is ending 17 days whether the UK is ready or (more likely) not.
> I feel that this is very open to abuse especially with this example provided
Not sure how else you could manage this. If you don't put this stipulation you'll end up with the privacy equivalent of the double-Irish. Where a smaller EU country either writes the weakest version of the law they can get away with, or just turns a blind eye to abuse, and uses that to attract companies like Facebook to move their "HQ" there.
> I get the feeling although this law started with the right idea it is being used as an excuse for law enforcement to expand their reach, without actually helping people.
Not sure how this is an example of a regulator expanding their reach. If a regulator has the authority to regulate the housing in a city, why should they not be able to force companies that help people actively flout their regulation to turn over details on those flouters.
In the EU there's a cross-border agreement to help police identify car owners for speeding tickets etc. Is that also an over reach?
> Well so this isn't going to do anything for 40 years.
I wish, but it's pretty clear the brexit transition period is ending 17 days whether the UK is ready or (more likely) not.
> I feel that this is very open to abuse especially with this example provided
Not sure how else you could manage this. If you don't put this stipulation you'll end up with the privacy equivalent of the double-Irish. Where a smaller EU country either writes the weakest version of the law they can get away with, or just turns a blind eye to abuse, and uses that to attract companies like Facebook to move their "HQ" there.
> I get the feeling although this law started with the right idea it is being used as an excuse for law enforcement to expand their reach, without actually helping people.
Not sure how this is an example of a regulator expanding their reach. If a regulator has the authority to regulate the housing in a city, why should they not be able to force companies that help people actively flout their regulation to turn over details on those flouters.
In the EU there's a cross-border agreement to help police identify car owners for speeding tickets etc. Is that also an over reach?