UK Information Commissioner Updates Paper on Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Protection

By Marcus Evans (UK) on March 15, 2017 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

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On 1 March 2017, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published a paper on big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning and data protection (replacing its early paper published in 2014). Although the paper is described as a “discussion paper”, it makes a number of recommendations that those involved in big data projects would be well … Continue reading

European Commission Publishes Proposal for the New e-Privacy Regulation

By Marcus Evans (UK) and Lara White (UK) on January 26, 2017 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

On 10 January 2017, the European Commission published the official proposal of the revised e-Privacy Regulation, which amends the current e-Privacy Directive. Many of the alarming changes that were included in the leaked December draft of the Regulation, which we covered, have been changed, resulting in a practical set of rules that align with the … Continue reading

Leaked Draft of ePrivacy Regulation Published

By Lara White (UK) on December 16, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

Earlier this week, the first draft of the EU’s ePrivacy Regulation was leaked. ePrivacy laws in Europe aim to protect the right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to the processing of personal data in the electronic communications sector (e.g., relating to cookie usage and online direct marketing). The leaked draft is intended to bring the … Continue reading