Privatisation of public services could breach GDPR laws

The UK government may be violating its own data protection laws by outsourcing the digitization of public services to private firms, according to a Trades Union Congress (TUC) study. It suggests the lack of transparency over contracts and the deployment of related tech could lead to breaches of GDPR laws. The privatization could also have serious effects on public services, human rights, labor markets, democracy, and access to important information, the report claims.