[hkh28]

It's interesting that this is highlighted in a British paper, as this is due to EU regulations that the UK will soon not be bound by. And the British government has already announced that they are ready to "seize the benefits of Brexit" by cutting down on such business hostile regulations as privacy [0] and human rights [1].

I would guess that this change will be rolled back in the UK as soon as it becomes legal.

[0]https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-data-laws-to-boost-br...

[1]https://theconversation.com/why-uk-approach-to-replacing-the...

[yardstick]

It’s an article from the Remain-leaning Guardian, so not too surprising. Now if it was from the Daily Mail…

[krona]

Being able to easily unsubscribe from something a human right now?

[logifail]

> The Human Rights Act 1998 came into force just over 20 years ago in October 2000, vastly improving protections for human rights in common law, statute, EU and international law

Q: For whom?

[lin83]

People the British government don't like and who they have subjected to torture and extra-judicial killings, the biggest example being people in Northern Ireland opposing Union with Great Britain.

[TazeTSchnitzel]

Human rights apply to all humans, but of course putting them in law mainly benefit the people who otherwise wouldn't have them respected. Anyone disadvantaged in society, in general.

[lapser]

I'm trying to understand what you're trying to get at. Do you believe the wrong people get the wrong rights by the UK subscribing to the Human Rights Act? Do yoy believe the HRA isn't enough? I'd love to know!

[brtkdotse]

For humans, it’s right there in the name /s