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New data strategy introduced in the UK

New data strategy introduced in the UK to drive innovation and improve efficiency in the health sector.    The UK recently announced a new data strategy for health data, which focuses on 7 principles to harness the data-driven power and innovation exhibited during the pandemic, and use it to improve the future of healthcare. These
June 16, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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Clearview fined by the ICO for unlawful data collection and processing

Clearview AI Inc was fined over £7.5 million, and ordered to delete photos and data of UK residents from its database.    The ICO has fined Clearview AI Inc £7,552,800 for using the images of people, including those in the UK, that were scraped from the web and social media profiles to create their global
June 7, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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UK Online Safety Bill: changes made to combat fraud and scams

The government has recently made changes to the UK Online Safety Bill to combat fraud and scams.    The UK government recently announced changes to its online safety bill. These changes target several facets of online advertising including social media advertising, with the aim of boosting people’s trust and confidence in being online, by improving
March 17, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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The ICO preaches vigilance in the face of possible cyber attacks

The ICO preaches vigilance in the face of possible cyber attacks as a result of the Russia Ukraine conflict.   The ICO preaches vigilance, as the likelihood of cyber attacks increases amid the Russia- Ukraine war. The Commissioner, John Edwards, when questioned on the possibility of Russia- Ukraine cyber attacks spreading to the UK, says
March 10, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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AI powered age verification systems being tested at UK supermarkets for alcohol purchases.

AI powered age verification systems are now being tested at a few UK supermarkets to verify the ages of people attempting to buy alcohol at self-checkout.  UK supermarkets have begun testing an automated age verification system at self-checkouts when buying alcohol. According to this BBC report, this system will utilize cameras that can estimate a
February 17, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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The UK’s new Information Commissioner; John Edwards

The UK’s new Information Commissioner; John Edwards was recently appointed for a five year term starting January 3rd.    John Edwards formally began his five year stint as the UK’s new Information Commissioner on Monday, January 3rd 2022, according to this statement released by the UK Government. Edwards ushers in the new year beginning this
January 6, 2022 Comments (0) Share
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Algorithmic transparency standard published by UK government

Algorithmic transparency standard for government departments and public sector bodies published by the UK government.     A new standard for algorithmic transparency has recently been published by the UK government giving guidance to government departments and public sector bodies as part of the national data strategy and AI strategy. This initiative was launched recently by the
December 9, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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Data protection standards for adtech outlined by ICO

Data protection standards for adtech have been outlined by the ICO in order to ensure that companies safeguard people’s privacy online.   The ICO has called on various companies to address and eliminate the existing privacy risks associated with the adtech industry. The Information Commissioner recently published an opinion warning companies that are designing novel
December 2, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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Children’s Code compliance called to question by the ICO

Children’s Code compliance was called to question by the ICO after an online child safety charity raised questions about various companies.   The ICO has written to Apple and Google for clarification on their process of determining age ratings for apps available in the App Store and Google Play respectively. Since the introduction of the
November 23, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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Privacy class action lawsuit against Google halted by UK Supreme Court

A privacy class action lawsuit against Google has been halted by the UK Supreme Court as claimant is unable to prove damage to affected users.   A billion dollar class action lawsuit against tech giant Google has been denied by the UK Supreme Court. The case, originally filed by Richard Lloyd, on behalf of a
November 18, 2021 Comments (0) Share