14 Jun, 2024 The generation game: New EU guidelines published on generative AI and data protection By Alex Buchanan Bryony Bacon On 3 June, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published guidelines on navigating the relationship between generative AI...
27 Apr, 2023 In for a penny: Data protection and privacy implications of the Bank of England’s digital pound proposals By Alex Buchanan February this year saw the Bank of England and HM Treasury declare that it is “likely” that a digital pound will be issued in future and...
14 Feb, 2023 Faces and breaches: ICO doubles down on tailored approach to UK data enforcement By Alex Buchanan In the first few weeks of 2023, the ICO has continued to espouse its commitment to exercising its full spectrum of enforcement powers....
19 Oct, 2022 Hardly an Easylife: Key lessons from the ICO’s latest GDPR enforcement action By Alex Buchanan In early October 2022, UK catalogue retailer Easylife was issued separate financial penalties by the ICO under the PECR (£130,000) and...
21 Jan, 2021 When should you notify a data breach? New EDPB guidance provides practical examples By Ross O'Mahony New guidelines published on 14 January provide both practical examples of when to notify a data breach and “advisable measures” which...
05 Oct, 2020 Mass claims for data breaches: if Lloyd v Google doesn’t open the floodgates then perhaps the DCMS will? By Samantha Holland Giving proper effect to individuals’ data privacy rights is at the heart of the GDPR and Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018. It is therefore...
02 Oct, 2020 Fines for data privacy breaches - the ICO shows its hand (or, rather, its calculator) By Slaughter and May The ICO has published draft guidance around how it will flex its regulatory muscles when enforcing data privacy legislation in the UK....
01 Sep, 2020 Measuring public trust and confidence: the ICO’s Annual Track survey results By Slaughter and May Whether it’s Zoom calls, online shopping, the government’s test and trace efforts, or the recent exam results controversy, it’s clear...
27 Jul, 2020 Stay on the back pages - NCSC urges sport to take cyber security seriously By Slaughter and May The sports sector has been urged to tighten its cyber security after a range of attacks by hackers, including an attempt to sabotage a...
06 Dec, 2019 How do you explain AI? By Natalie Donovan This week the ICO, together with the Alan Turing Institute (The Turing), published draft guidance aimed at helping organisations explain...
15 Jul, 2019 Adtech (part 2) - the ICO says "I see you" By Slaughter and May Following my last post on the data protection challenges associated with adtech, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced...
04 Jun, 2019 Adtech – your data to the highest bidder? By Slaughter and May Most of us will be familiar with the experience of being followed around the internet by adverts for an item we’ve searched for, or...
04 Feb, 2019 Data economy part 2: an environment of trust By Slaughter and May Undoubtedly, users are increasingly aware of data protection risks. 73% of US consumers surveyed by SAS reported increasing concerns...
04 Feb, 2019 Data economy part 1: what's your data identity? By Slaughter and May Reportedly the world's first set of principles for the use of AI and data analytics in finance, the Monetary Authority of Singapore...
28 Nov, 2018 What's in store for 2019? By Emily Lew Predicting the future is an art, not a science, and it remains to be seen whether many of the predictions for 2019 in this trend...