The UK government has issued its response to the House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee report on the Online Harms White Paper….
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Lori Semaan casts an analytical eye over – and raises some pertinent questions about – the ICO’s recent Adtech Report from the perspective of someone who has been involved in the adtech industry*…
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Scottish government publishes Programme for Government 2019-2020 The Scottish government has published its Programme for Government 2019-2020. It sets out the actions that the Scottish government will take in the coming year and beyond, including regarding technology. The document points out that transport is undergoing a period of rapid technological transformation which provides opportunities for…
The Advertising Standards Authority has published its report on influencer marketing….
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The High Court has dismissed the claim for judicial review in Bridges and another v South Wales Police on facial recognition technology. It is thought to be the first time any court in the world has considered automated facial recognition…
Facial recognition in school leads to Sweden’s first GDPR fine The Swedish DPA has fined a municipality 200 000 SEK for using facial recognition technology to monitor the attendance of students in school. A school in northern Sweden conducted a pilot using facial recognition to keep track of students’ attendance in school. The test run…
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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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 Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that an operator of a website that features a Facebook ‘like’ button can be a data controller jointly with Facebook….