22 Jan, 2024 ICO develops generative AI guidance By Rebecca Cousin Generative AI is now ever present, giving rise to new questions and challenges both on the work and home front. My kids' school were...
18 Jan, 2024 Is your website cookie compliant? ICO issues warning By Hilal Temel We’ve known for some time now that cookie compliance is on the ICO’s radar. However, recent ICO action confirms that now is the time to...
08 Dec, 2023 US Data & Trust Alliance announce first cross-industry standards for data provenance By Richard Barker As AI continues to dominate the headlines, one word that is consistently cropping up is “transparency” - particularly in relation to the...
13 Oct, 2023 ICO takes enforcement action over generative AI chatbot By Natalie Donovan On 6 October the ICO issued Snap Group Limited (Snap), which operates the popular Snapchat messaging platform, with a preliminary...
25 Sep, 2023 New one-stop shop for UK AI and digital regulation By Natalie Donovan The Government announced last week that, as part of its plans to design and deliver an AI regulatory framework, the DRCF will pilot a new...
03 Feb, 2023 Are the Floodgates Opening? The Future of Large Datasets in AI By Matthew Harman The use of large third-party datasets in the development of AI models has been a contentious issue for some time now. In the latest...
24 Nov, 2022 ICO warns immature biometric technologies could discriminate, and organisations may be investigated By Natalie Donovan The ICO has warned organisations to carefully assess the risks if considering using emotion analysis technologies as they will be...
18 Nov, 2022 The ICO publishes tips on how to improve your use of AI By Natalie Donovan The ICO has published new AI guidance, setting out its top tips on how to use AI and personal data appropriately and lawfully. It can...
28 Apr, 2022 Google responds to CNIL Cookie Fine – ‘Reject All’ now on equal footing By Slaughter and May Google has announced the completion of “a full redesign” of its cookie consent practices and the “infrastructure” it uses to handle...
14 Jan, 2022 New AI standards hub launched in UK By Natalie Donovan This week the government launched a new AI standards initiative as part of its AI strategy (see my blog from last September for...
09 Sep, 2021 Has the cookie banner crumbled? By Natalie Donovan Tolerate them or hate them (I’m not sure many people love them), cookie banners have been a part of online life for a few years now. But...
03 Aug, 2021 Can adopting a PET improve your privacy? By Natalie Donovan As many organisations struggle to unlock the full value and innovative potential of their data, the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation...
29 Jul, 2021 Can data trusts help unlock the value of your data? By Natalie Donovan Managing responsible and efficient data sharing is vital for businesses in an increasingly digital age. It is also key to realising the...
27 May, 2021 UK to capitalise on post Brexit independence in new data strategy By Natalie Donovan Last week was a busy one in the world of data - the UK Government published its response to the National Data Strategy consultation, and...
23 Mar, 2021 Would you use the ICO’s AI risk mitigation toolkit? Have your say now. By Calum Scott For some time it has been acknowledged that the potential benefits of implementing AI systems are accompanied with many risks. When...
17 Apr, 2020 EU privacy regulators on Covid-19 contact tracing apps By Cindy Knott As the EU continues its battle with Covid-19, privacy regulators have started turning their attention to lockdown exit strategies - and...