Google's users in the UK will no longer be protected by Europe's strict privacy regulations
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British authorities will now need to negotiate with the US rather than the EU should they need access to Google's British user data during the course of any investigations. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesSAN FRANCISCO - Google is planning to move its British users' accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead, sources said.
Ireland, where Google and other U.S. tech companies have their European headquarters, is staying in the EU, which has one of the world's most aggressive data protection rules, the General Data Protection Regulation. The recent Cloud Act in the United States, however, is expected to make it easier for British authorities to obtain data from U.S. companies. Britain and the United States are also on track to negotiate a broader trade agreement.
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