Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Monday, 24 May 2021
Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Citizens' Rights in Northern Ireland Post Brexit: Discussion
Mr. Les Allamby:
It is one of the things we very much need to keep an eye on. There are a number of cybersecurity issues. One is the Five Eyes, which the UK is part of with other governments, which is around national security and which is separate from the arrangements. The UK has implemented EU law to date in terms of the recent directives. How we move forward, particularly as the EU develops laws around these issues, is very important. I am very conscious that developments in technology and digital law issues often leave human rights behind to catch up in their wake, and the EU has been pretty good at trying to move forward quickly. We know some of the issues from Schrems and other cases. It is important to see where we go from here. I do not think the EU has been behind the curve to date, but the UK may diverge as the EU develops and that will cause quite a big issue.
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