英国脱欧 欧盟授权代表

As the likelihood of a no-deal Brexit increases, businesses throughout the UK will be taking stock of what they need to do come October 31. One area that many businesses might have overlooked is how a no-deal Brexit may affect their hosting. In this post, we’ll look at what the potential problems are and what plans you might need to put in place.

随着无交易退欧的可能性增加，整个英国的企业将在10月31日前评估其需要做的事情。许多企业可能会忽略的一个领域是无交易退欧可能如何影响其托管。 在本文中，我们将研究潜在的问题以及可能需要制定的计划。

您有基于欧盟的虚拟主机吗？ (Do you have an EU based web host?)

Quite a few web hosts that operate in the UK are based in the EU and have their data centres located in European countries. This could cause several issues for UK customers in the case of a no-deal. As trade agreements with the UK would come to an end on October 31, it may mean that prices for hosting packages change as EU based hosts supplying the UK could be subject to tariffs.

在英国运营的许多Web主机都位于欧盟，其数据中心位于欧洲国家/地区。 在无交易的情况下，这可能会给英国客户带来一些问题。 与英国的贸易协定将于10月31日到期，这可能意味着托管包裹的价格会发生变化，因为供应英国的欧盟托管国可能会受到关税的影响。

This is by no means a certainty and even if tariffs are imposed, EU based hosts could adjust prices to counteract them. However, it is an issue which needs to be considered, especially as pound to euro currency values are likely to fluctuate considerably in the withdrawal aftermath.

这绝不是确定的，即使征收关税，欧盟成员国也可以调整价格以抵消关税。 但是，这是一个需要考虑的问题，尤其是在提款后英镑兑欧元的货币价值可能会大幅波动。

数据保护的意义 (Implications for data protection)

The EU has the world’s most stringent data protection laws – something the UK is currently signed up to. Part of its legislation requires that any data held on EU citizens that is stored on servers outside of the EU must have the same level of protection as that which is stored inside the EU.

欧盟拥有世界上最严格的数据保护法律-英国目前已签署该法律。 其立法的一部分要求，存储在欧盟以外服务器上的任何关于欧盟公民的数据都必须具有与欧盟内部存储相同的保护级别。

In 2000, for example, the EU and USA implemented the Safe Harbour Agreement that enabled American companies to transfer personal data from European servers to those in the USA, on the proviso that the US provided privacy protection in line with EU directives. When in 2016, the US government announced that, for reasons of national security, it retained the right to access any EU citizens’ data stored on US servers, the European Court of Justice ruled that the Safe Harbour Agreement no longer offered adequate protection and was thus invalid. Businesses that used service providers which transferred their data to US servers found themselves at risk of substantial fines from the EU.

例如，在2000年，欧盟和美国实施了《安全港协议》，使美国公司能够将欧洲服务器上的个人数据传输到美国服务器上，但前提是美国必须按照欧盟指令提供隐私保护。 美国政府于2016年宣布，出于国家安全的考虑，美国政府保留访问存储在美国服务器上的任何欧盟公民数据的权利，欧洲法院裁定《安全港协议》不再提供足够的保护，并且因此无效。 使用服务提供商将其数据传输到美国服务器的企业发现自己面临被欧盟处以巨额罚款的风险。

From October 2019, the UK finds itself in a similar position as the US. As it will no longer be part of the EU, it will have to prove that EU citizens’ data, held on UK servers, maintains the same level of protection as it currently does. This should not be an issue if the UK government keeps the existing laws in place, though it may need to implement a similar Safe Harbour Agreement as part of the process.

从2019年10月开始，英国的位置与美国相似。 由于它将不再是欧盟的一部分，因此必须证明保存在英国服务器上的欧盟公民数据保持与目前相同的保护水平。 如果英国政府保留现有法律，这不是问题，尽管在此过程中可能需要实施类似的《安全港协议》。

The potential problem, however, is that once the UK has left the EU, it is free to make its own data protection laws which may not satisfy the demands of the EU. That said, there are already big differences in attitudes to data protection within the EU and these are pushing some members to consider adopting their own data protection legislation. Such complexity makes it increasingly likely that the safest place for UK companies to store personal data is on servers based within the UK. This is especially so if the UK strengthens its data protection laws even further and considers UK citizens’ data held on EU servers to be inadequately protected.

但是，潜在的问题是，一旦英国离开欧盟，它就可以自由制定自己的数据保护法律，而这可能无法满足欧盟的要求。 也就是说，欧盟内部对数据保护的态度已经存在很大差异，这些正在促使一些成员考虑通过自己的数据保护法规。 这种复杂性使得英国公司存储个人数据的最安全场所越来越有可能位于英国境内的服务器上。 如果英国进一步加强其数据保护法律，并且认为在欧盟服务器上保存的英国公民数据没有得到充分保护，则尤其如此。

.eu域名 (.eu domain names)

Earlier this year, the EU announced that following Brexit, .eu domains could only be registered to individuals or organisations which were geographically located within one of the remaining EU states. Consequently, UK citizens and UK based organisations would no longer be allowed to register or renew a .eu domain. The only way for a UK company to have a .eu domain would be if it had a subsidiary located within the EU where it could transfer registration to. Any .eu domain which is currently registered to a UK citizen or UK based business cannot be transferred to another UK based organisation or be renewed. Eventually, all formerly UK registered .eu domains will be revoked and made available for registration in the EU. This does not, however, apply to EU citizens living in the UK.

今年早些时候，欧盟宣布，在英国退欧之后，.eu域名只能向地理上位于欧盟其余成员国之一内的个人或组织进行注册。 因此，将不再允许英国公民和英国组织注册或更新.eu域名。 英国公司拥有.eu域名的唯一方法是，如果该公司在欧盟境内拥有可以将注册转移到的子公司。 当前已向英国公民或英国企业注册的任何.eu域都不能转让给另一个英国组织或进行续签。 最终，所有以前在英国注册的.eu域名都将被撤销，并可以在欧盟进行注册。 但是，这不适用于居住在英国的欧盟公民。

Should a no-deal Brexit take place, the EU plans to withdraw .eu domains registered to UK organisations or individuals after two months, at which point they will cease to operate and will not be useable to host websites. Full revocation will take place 12 months following the UK withdrawal.

如果发生无协议脱欧，欧盟计划在两个月后撤回向英国组织或个人注册的.eu域名，届时它们将停止运营并且将无法用于托管网站。 英国撤军后的12个月将完全撤销。

结论 (Conclusion)

The uncertainty over Brexit is seeping into all areas of business, including your hosting. It can affect the price you pay for EU based services, the places you store personal data and even the right to the .eu top-level domain. With less than six months to go before the UK’s scheduled withdrawal, it may be time to take stock of your current hosting provision.

英国退欧的不确定性正在渗透到所有业务领域，包括托管业务。 它会影响您为基于欧盟的服务支付的价格，您存储个人数据的位置，甚至是.eu顶级域的权利。 距离英国计划的提款还不到六个月的时间，可能是时候盘点您当前的托管服务提供商了。

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翻译自: https://www.eukhost.com/blog/webhosting/3-ways-brexit-might-affect-your-web-hosting/

英国脱欧 欧盟授权代表