Personal data in FOI requests: cautionary tales – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 11th, 2023 in data protection, freedom of information, local government, news by tracey

‘In recent news there have been reports of personal data breaches that have resulted from the release of information in response to a freedom of information request. Charlotte Smith looks at the issues involved.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 11th September 2023

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Data protection reform, revisited – Mills & Reeve

Posted September 7th, 2023 in bills, data protection, news, privacy by sally

‘We’ve previously looked at the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill introduced under the Boris Johnson government. That Bill was paused and then withdrawn by Rishi Sunak’s administration, its replacement being the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill, which commenced its journey through Parliament in March.’

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Mills & Reeve, 6th September 2023

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Beware misusing personal data – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 14th, 2023 in damages, data protection, disclosure, fraud, housing, local government, news by tracey

‘A claimant recently won a High Court damages claim against a London borough for misuse of personal data, with the council ordered to pay £6,000 in damages. Ibrahim Hasan explains why.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 11th August 2023

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Research Briefing: Artificial intelligence and employment law – House of Commons Library

‘Employers are increasingly using AI in recruitment and management. This briefing explores the employment law implications and proposals for regulatory reform.’

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House of Commons Library , 11th August 2023

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Electoral Commission apologises for security breach involving UK voters’ data – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2023 in data protection, elections, electoral register, news, Russia by tracey

‘Confidence in the UK’s electoral regulator has been thrown into question after it emerged a hostile cyber-attack accessing the data of 40 million voters went undetected for a year and the public was not told for another 10 months.’

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The Guardian, 8th August 2023

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UK spy agencies want to relax ‘burdensome’ laws on AI data use – The Guardian

‘The UK intelligence agencies are lobbying the government to weaken surveillance laws they argue place a “burdensome” limit on their ability to train artificial intelligence models with large amounts of personal data.’

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The Guardian, 1st August 2023

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Consent not needed to offer customers better savings rates, UK banks told – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 21st, 2023 in banking, data protection, news by tracey

‘Financial institutions in the UK can lawfully send customers neutral information comparing the savings products they provide without needing the customers’ consent to do so, two regulators have confirmed.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 20th July 2023

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Operating CCTV lawfully – Local Government Lawyer

‘A county court judge has ruled that Islington Council’s operated its CCTV system lawfully. Sam Fowles explains why.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 7th July 2023

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Online safety bill: changes urged to allow access to social media data – The Guardian

‘Online safety experts will struggle to sound the alarm about harmful content if landmark legislation does not allow independent researchers to access data from social media platforms, campaigners have warned.’

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The Guardian, 19th June 2023

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UK ICO publishes new employer guidance on subject access requests – OUT-LAW.com

‘The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued new guidance for employers on how to handle subject access requests (SARs).’

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st June 2023

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UK carves own path on data-related innovation under the GDPR – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 26th, 2023 in bills, brexit, data protection, EC law, government departments, news by tracey

‘In the five years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect, the data protection legislative landscape in the UK has changed significantly, with further reform on the horizon.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 25th May 2023

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Google representative action on behalf of 1.6m people struck out – Legal Futures

‘The High Court has struck out a representative action brought on behalf of 1.6m people who claimed Google and DeepMind Technologies misused their medical records.’

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Legal Futures, 22nd May 2023

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Employee data protection matters – Mills & Reeve

Posted May 18th, 2023 in data protection, disciplinary procedures, employment, health, news by sally

‘Claire Williams discusses the importance of data governance and legal compliance in the healthcare industry, particularly in relation to employee data.’

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Mills & Reeve, 12th May 2023

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Warnings over NHS data privacy after ‘stalker’ doctor shares woman’s records – The Guardian

‘The confidentiality of NHS medical records has been thrown into doubt after a “stalker” hospital doctor accessed and shared highly sensitive information about a woman who had started dating her ex-boyfriend, despite not being involved in her care.’

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The Guardian, 14th May 2023

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Misuse of private information in UK law – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 10th, 2023 in data protection, freedom of expression, human rights, news, privacy by sally

‘Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (‘the Convention’) protects a person’s right to “respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence”, while article 10 protects the right to freedom of expression.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 9th May 2023

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Information Commissioner reprimands two police forces for recording 200,000 phone conversations without consent – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued Surrey Police and Sussex Police with reprimands under its new approach to enforcement against the public sector, instead of imposing a £1m monetary penalty, after finding that some officers at both police forces were using an app that automatically recorded phone conversations.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th April 2023

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David Erdos: Leave to Remain? Data Protection’s ‘Immigration Exemption’ Returns to Court – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted April 17th, 2023 in bills, constitutional law, data protection, immigration, news by tracey

‘With both the Illegal Migration Bill and the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill currently before Parliament, it is clear that both immigration control and data protection are high on the UK political agenda. Both areas have also been prominent before the courts. Moreover, litigation by the Open Rights Group and the The3million challenging the UK data protection’s so-called “immigration exemption” (DPA 2018, Sch. 2, para. 4) has brought these areas together in a materially impactful way.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 17th April 2023

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Guide to UK online children’s code scope published – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 5th, 2023 in bills, children, codes of practice, consultations, data protection, internet, news by sally

‘The growing focus of regulators on ensuring children are safe to use online services has been brought into sharp focus with recent actions of the UK’s data protection authority, a technology law expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th April 2023

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TikTok fined £12.7m for illegally processing children’s data – The Guardian

Posted April 5th, 2023 in children, data protection, fines, internet, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘TikTok has been fined £12.7m for illegally processing the data of 1.4 million children under 13 who were using its platform without parental consent, Britain’s data watchdog said.’

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The Guardian, 4th April 2023

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UK watchdog warns chatbot developers over data protection laws – The Guardian

Posted April 4th, 2023 in artificial intelligence, data protection, internet, news by sally

‘Britain’s data watchdog has issued a warning to tech firms about the use of people’s personal information to develop chatbots after concerns that the underlying technology is trained on large quantities of unfiltered material scraped from the web.’

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The Guardian, 3rd April 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com