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UK/U.S. data protection claim highlights ambiguity of GDPR’s geographic scope

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Feb
2022
UK/U.S. data protection claim highlights ambiguity of GDPR’s geographic scope

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A decision by the UK Court of Appeal to allow a claim for contravention of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to be served against U.S. defendants has raised questions over the territorial limits of the regulations. The case emphasizes the broad geographic applicability of both the EU GDPR and the UK GDPR and the interpretations that exist. The UK Court of Appeal suggested that the UK’s independent information rights authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), should assist in the case.

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