The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office recently issued a report on Quantum technologies and data protection. What are we discussing with clients?...more
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office has issued guidance on the accuracy of artificial intelligence Some key points:
•For generative AI models, both developers and deployers must consider the impact that...more
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office recently issued guidance on how to keep employment records. This is good advise for employers beyond Europe (and particularly in California). The data retention...more
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office has issued guidance on the scope of age appropriate design code, and they want public comment. This is very important for companies subject to the already passed California Age...more
For deidentification under the traditional laws like HIPAA, removal of identifiers qualifies.
That was a key facet of what I discussed last week on an anonymization panel during the IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress...more
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued guidance on pseudonymisation.
Here are some key points:
What is it?
At a basic level, pseudonymisation starts with a single input (the original data) and...more
What does the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office have to say about what it takes for adtech initiatives to be compliant with data protection?
“There is an opportunity for market participants to move towards developing...more
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The U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has responded to the U.K.’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) “Data: Unlimited” initiative...more
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office has released the second chapter in its anonymization guide for public comment.
Here are some key points:
An effective anonymization process seeks to reduce the...more
The United Kingdom has issued an ambitious report on its 10 year plan to become an AI super power.
The document lays out a detailed business plan with 3 month, 6 month and longer objectives...more
Here are a few takeaways from what I said this week at the InfoGov World Expo virtual auditorium.
•Is it still “early days for GDPR?” Not if you ask Germany, France’s Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés...more
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is taking on cookie banners.
The office will call on fellow G7 data protection and privacy authorities to work together to overhaul cookie consent pop-ups in favor of...more
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office has issued guidance for public consultation on cross-border transfers of personal data from the UK to third countries without an adequacy decision, replacing the old...more
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office published its action plan for 2021.
Areas of focus include:
•the Age Appropriate Design Code
•data sharing.
•data broking,...more
Transfers for compliance with U.S. law can generally be done under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Article 49 derogation, said the United Kingdom's Information Commissioners Office (ICO) in a letter to the U.S....more
The United Kingdom's High Court of Justice, in the case of Soriano, determined there was no real prospect of success on the merits in a case seeking extraterritorial applicability of the EU's General Data Protection...more
Do any of these things pertain to your business?
•Are you outsourcing your HR, IT or payroll function to a UK-based organization?
•Are you using a UK-based marketing company to send marketing communications to your...more
The UK Information Commissioner's Office recently issued an enforcement notice against Experian under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in connection with its actions as a data broker related to direct...more
The UK’s Information Commissioner Office’s has issued a revised statement on the Schrems II.
“Further work is underway by the European Commission and EDPB to provide more comprehensive guidance on extra measures you may...more
The European Court of Justice’s ruling in Schrems II, invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework as a means of transmitting personal data from the EU to the U.S., has drawn swift reaction from data protection...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), in its decision in the Schrems II case, has invalidated the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield method for cross-border transfer of personal data from the European Union to the United...more
As lockdown restrictions ease and businesses begin to reopen, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has set out the key steps organizations need to consider around the use of personal information. They are:...more
The United Kingdom's Information Commissioners Office has issued guidance for employers on data protection issues related to the return to the workplace as part of the COVID-19 "new normal."
General Principles-
Legal...more
The United Kingdom's Information Commissioner's Office has issued an opinion on the joint initiative by Apple and Google, referred to as the Contact Tracing Framework (CTF), to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help...more
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office has provided it’s guidance on COVID-19 and data privacy.
•Public health messages are not direct marketing.
•It’s about being proportionate – if some data processing...more