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On Hand April 2023

If it were possible, developments in data protection, cyber security, content regulation, AI and reputation management in April 2023 actually outpaced those in March... May’s Bank Holidays for UK workers will be much needed.

Developments in April included:

  • The Data Protection & Digital Information (No.2) Bill had its Second Reading in the House of Commons

  • TikTok fined £12.7m by UK Information Commissioner over unlawful processing of personal data of under 13s

  • European Commission designates the first Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Very Large Search Engine Operators (VLSEOs) under the Digital Services Act, imposing further obligations

  • China and USA consult on separate AI regulation proposals

  • The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and its international partners, including the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) publish 'Security-by-Design and -Default' guidance

  • Italy and Spain open investigations into AI natural language processing tool (chatbot) ChatGPT

  • Advocate General’s opinion suggests that data subject access requests (DSARs or SARs) can legitimately be made for a non-data protection purpose

  • Fox News pays Dominion Voting Systems $787.5m in settlement of its defamation claim

  • The UK applied to become an Associate of the Global Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) Forum, comprising the USA, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan

  • IMPRESS regulator’s new Standards Code comes into force for members

  • The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) published the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023

  • Government introduces Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

  • The European Data Protection Board adopted final versions of guidelines on the data subject access requests, lead supervisory authority and personal data breach notification

  • Meta makes preparations and disclosures in advance of anticipated data transfer suspension order

  • Government publishes draft PSTI (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations

  • US states of Montana and Tennessee pass data privacy legislation

  • Vietnam issues Decree on Personal Data Protection

  • Concerns raised regarding deployment of live facial recognition technology despite regulators issuing clean bill of health

  • Ofcom imposes £10,000 penalty over breaches of Broadcasting Code in 2021 programme including anti-semitic hate speech

Each month, Handley Gill creates ‘On Hand’, our monthly digital newsletter, which is updated with the latest developments throughout the month. While the newsletter is intended to be in a readily digestible digital format, those who prefer the traditional newsletter format can export the newsletter to pdf. The April 2023 edition of On Hand can be accessed here:

We will now open the May 2023 edition of On Hand so continue to check back throughout and at the end of the month to keep up to date on the latest developments in data protection, cyber security, content regulation, AI, reputation management, open justice, access to information and digital markets regulation.