Comment by neilwilson

I'm pretty certain the article is misinformed. The GDPR transfer regime still applies in the UK, as it does in the EU. Google would have to implement the "Privacy Shield" mechanisms by which EU or UK data can be transferred legally to the US. The law in the UK remains the same as the EU. There is no divergence at present. If Google has got the Privacy Shield system set up, then any EU or UK data can be transferred to it. Chapter 5 of The Data Protection Act 2018 refers http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/part/3/chapter/5