ICO publishes statement on Kings Cross facial recognition and launches investigation Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner, has issued a statement on the use of live facial recognition technology in King’s Cross. She says: “Scanning people’s faces as they lawfully go about their daily lives…to identify them, is a potential threat to privacy that should concern us…
FCA will not take enforcement action for 18 months if there is evidence that plans are in place…
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Framework aims to counter “risk of hidden manipulation which undermines the democratic process”…
Bring into force several provisions regarding data processing by intelligence agencies…
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ECB publishes article on cryptoassets The European Central Bank has published an article on cryptoassets. It discusses the crypto-asset phenomenon with a view to understanding its potential risks and enhancing its monitoring. First, it describes the characteristics of the crypto-asset phenomenon, to arrive at a clear definition of the scope of monitoring activities. Second, it…
The ICO’s AI Auditing Framework team’s latest post on their immensely helpful blog accompanying the project looks at the interaction between fully automated decision making and the GDPR….
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Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has published an update on the ICO’s consultation on its draft code on children and online services….
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Guidance published following consultation that closed in April 2019…
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In this two-part article Rachael Goss takes a fresh look at the perennial question of whether smart contracts can ever work under English contract law by looking at the good, the bad and the ugly aspects associated with them. In Part 2 she looks at the shortcomings….
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Leah Grolman reviews one of the first books to analyse the laws applicable to automated and connected vehicles…
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