The Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which updates data protection laws in the UK. It is a national law which complements the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and replaces the Data Protection Act 1998.
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EraSourced to the subject's own accountReceived Royal Assent 23 May 2018 (c. 12); fully in force as of 2 December 2019. 1 Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own accountParliament of the United Kingdom. 1 Jurisdiction ScopeSourced to the subject's own account Regulatory DomainSourced to the subject's own accountData protection and information privacy. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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The Data Protection Act 2018 is UK domestic law that complements and implements the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the same pattern already live between the ePrivacy Directive and the GDPR.
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United Kingdom statute, within the English common law tradition.
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