--- title: How Brexit and the GDPR will affect data privacy for all UK businesses date: 2017-08-21T21:58:00+01:00 author: Alara Basul canonical_url: "https://www.ravelin.com/podcast/how-brexit-and-the-gdpr-will-affect-data-privacy" section: Podcast --- Podcast / Machine learning & AI Episode 8 21 August 2017 # How Brexit and the GDPR will affect data privacy for all UK businesses We get a data legislation expert on the phone to shed light on the impact Brexit & the GDPR could have on data privacy and UK firms. ![How Brexit and the GDPR will affect data privacy for all UK businesses](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_548xAUTO_fit_center-center_none_ns/138564/eu-flag.webp)We decided to take a little break from [fraud](https://www.ravelin.com/insights/online-payment-fraud) in this episode to focus on Brexit instead. Specifically, we were interested in how Brexit will impact UK firms in regards to data. So Gerry called up Eric Klotz, who is something of a data legislation expert, to get some answers about data privacy, the new EU GDPR and how Brexit will impact legislation and UK firms. The conversation was prompted by some concerns we heard from prospects and clients about Brexit. Ravelin is a UK-based company, the prospects were continental European based businesses - so all reasonable questions. The conversation is linked below but the good news is <spoiler alert> that most of the existing privacy legislation is superseded by the [General Data Protection Regulation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation) agreement to which the UK remains committed. Brexit or not, the UK companies including Ravelin, would need to be compliant with GDPR in order to do any business in Europe. The same holds true for US, Asian or any other business. GDPR of course brings with it its own compliance challenges that will be interesting to see tested. The fines have real teeth - 4% of turnover of $20M for multinationals, whichever is larger. For more details and to hear some FAQs answered, listen to the episode "[The GDPR questions everyone is asking](https://www.ravelin.com/podcast/the-gdpr-questions-everyone-is-asking)". As always, our episodes can be found on [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/interview-with-eric-klotz/id1156451570?i=1000377887503&mt=2), our [Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/ravelin/interview-with-eric-klotz). ![Afk Bu I 400X400](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_122x122_crop_center-center_none_ns/851/afk_Bu-i_400x400.webp)Alara BasulRavelin alumna More from Alara Basul - [Infographic: The growing cost of fraud in 2018](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/infographic-fraud-in-2018) - [Meet Tim Whelan, Ravelin’s VP of Engineering](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/meet-tim-whelan-ravelins-vp-of-engineering) - [National Cybersecurity month: Raising awareness of fraud in payments](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/cyber-security-month-fraud-awareness) ## Related content [Blog / Payments & payment fraud ### Card payment liability shift – everything you need to know to reduce chargeback burden The knowledge you need to make the most of liability shifts and reap the benefits for your company – including saving money on chargebacks. ![Freddie burgess](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_33x33_crop_center-center_none_ns/281707/freddie-burgess.webp)Freddie Burgess,Senior Product Support Analyst](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/card-payment-liability-shift-for-chargebacks) [Blog / Fraud analytics ### Refund abuse KPIs: How to measure and reduce refund fraud rates What you need to know to assess and quantify refund abuse – as well as to measure whether your refund abuse solution and strategy are delivering results. ![Can](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_33x33_crop_center-center_none_ns/280078/can.webp)Can Colak,Senior Product Manager](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/how-to-measure-refund-abuse-kpis) [Blog / Press release ### Driven by AI, customers now rival criminals for ecommerce fraud, say merchants Global ecommerce fraud enters a new phase as losses continue to climb. Merchants now view criminals and their own customers as presenting a comparable risk, and there's a gap in AI adoption. ![Ravelin Symbol Blue 1](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_33x33_crop_center-center_none_ns/187712/Ravelin-Symbol-Blue-1.webp)Ravelin Technology](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/ravelin-fraud-survey-2026-press-release)