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05/05/2017
A look at the key provisions of the Digital Economy Act (DEA) that was passed into law on 27th April 2017
The Digital Economy Act (DEA) passed into law on 27 April 2017, a few days before the formal dissolution of parliament ahead of the general election. The DEA is intended to help modernise the UK’s economy in the digital age. During its passage through Parliament, the legislative proposal was described as the “Christmas Tree Bill” due to the breadth of areas it covers, which include copyright, telecoms, internet safety and data sharing.
The DEA’s key provisions are:
The new age-verification measures for accessing adult content have raised the most controversy. Some critics have said that these measures lack privacy and security safeguards. Others have said that forcing ISPs to block non-compliant websites amounts to censorship of otherwise legal content.
There are also concerns that there are insufficient safeguards for the new data-sharing powers of public authorities as the code of practice setting out safeguards has not been approved yet. There is also doubt as to whether these new powers will comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, which comes into force next May.
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