UK has a go at new data protection laws and it’s not a bad effort

The UK has unveiled details for its new Data Protection Bill, and while it is largely in line with European Union rules, there is also some substance to it (for once).
What we have become used to from governments is a relatively light-weight set of rules which are constantly playing catch-up with technological developments. Many of the rules surrounding communications in today’s society are based on laws passed in the 80s and 90s, prior to smartphone and cloud revolutions, making them larg