The EDPB just published its opinion on the UK's adequacy decision and it's pretty critical of the country's post-Brexit direction on data protection. But does the EDPB's opinion matter?

Probably not—directly, at least.

The Commission's draft adequacy decision now goes to a vote at the Comitology Committee and is very unlikely to be voted down, despite the EDPB's reservations.

But the opinion might provide some ammunition in potential future political or legal challenges to the UK's "adequate" status.

Here's a look at some of the long list of UK-related stuff that the EDPB wants the Commission to "monitor", including:

• Extensive new executive powers over data protection regulation

• The controversial Technical Capability Notices (TCNs)

• The UK's new "data protection test" for international data transfers