UK risks EU data deal by pursuing global tie-ups

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden walks on Downing Street in London, Britain, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said it would reform the data rules it agreed as an EU member by adopting a "common sense" approach that could help it secure data partnerships with the United States and other nations, immediately drawing a warning from Brussels.

Data adequacy partnerships mean organisations would not have to implement costly compliance measures to share personal data internationally when doing business, the UK's digital ministry said in a release.