Member

The notion of data fiduciaries, data trusts or data unions—all of those are labels for this sort of thinking—where you can place your data for collective benefit is not new. There are many expert proponents of them, particularly in the US. Interestingly, though, it does not have the regulatory structure to pull this off. We do, but our data law is complex. The complicated waterfall of concepts adequately illustrated by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Thomas, eludes most non-experts, which is why the amendments in this group would give UK citizens access to data experts for matters that concern them deeply.