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.