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Posts tagged Biometric Data
Watch and learn
Watch and learn

Handley Gill Limited, and its specialist data protection consultants, respond to the Information Commissioner’s (ICO’s) consultation on its draft ‘Employment practices: monitoring at work’ guidance, which addresses the lawfulness of the use of workplace monitoring and surveillance technologies in the workplace (whether office, home or remote working) and on workers’ devices.

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Nicola CainData Protection, Personal Data, General Data Protection Regulation, UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018, DPA 2018, Information Commissioner, ICO, Consultation, Consultation Response, Employment Law, Employee Monitoring, Surveillance, Consent, SPECIAL CATEGORY PERSONAL DATA, Biometric Data, Remote Work, Data Subject Rights, Bring Your Own Device, BYOD, Explicit Consent, DPIA, Data protection impact assessment, Legitimate Interests Assessment, Privacy, Human Rights, Human Rights Act 1998, Article 8, Article 8 European Convention on Human Rights, European Convention on Human Rights, GDPR, UK GDPR, Data ControllerComment
In the Firing Line?
In the Firing Line?

ICO25, the Information Commissioner’s new draft strategic plan for the period 2022-25, currently open for consultation, identifies 15 industry sectors and data processing activities proposed to be the intended focus of the Commissioner’s investigations and enforcement activity in relation to data protection and the processing of personal data under the UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018 and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), including recruitment, banking and finance, biometrics, the care sector, gambling, CCTV, law enforcement, health, AI and algorithms.

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Nicola CainPersonal Data, Data Regulation, Data Enforcement, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office, Supervisory Authority, ICO25, Recruitment, Banking, Finance, Law Enforcement, Gambling, Data Processing, Algorithm, AI, Artificial Intelligence, AdTech, Targeted Advertising, Advertising, Care sector, CCTV, GDPR, UK GDPR, DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018, PECR, Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, Data Reform Bill, Health Data, Biometric Data, Education, Entertainment, Children's Data, Age Appropriate Design Code, Children's Code, Social Media, Video Streaming Sites, Video Sharing Platforms, Music Streaming Sites, Gaming Platforms, Online Tracking, Cookies, Third Party Cookies, Data Security, Marketing, Scams, FraudComment
U-turn?
U-turn?

Handley Gill summarises the Government's publication of its response to the ‘Data: A New Direction’ consultation, previewing the content of the forthcoming Data Reform Bill, which was proposed in ‘The Benefits of Brexit’ policy paper and formally announced in the Queen’s Speech 2022.

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Nicola CainPersonal Data, UK GDPR, UK General Data Protection Regulation, Data Protection Act 2018, DPA 2018, PECR, Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, Data: A New Direction, Data Protection Reform, BREXIT, National Data Strategy, Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, Article 89 UK GDPR, Recital 159 UK GDPR, Recital 33 UK GDPR, Article 14 UK GDPR, Recital 62 UK GDPR, Disproportionate effort, Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR, Political processing, Article 6 UK GDPR, Special Category Personal Data, Schedule 1 Data Protection Act 2018, Anonymity, Anonymous Data, Article 4(1) UK GDPR, the Council of Europe’s Convention 108, the Council of Europe Convention 108, Privacy management programme, Data Protection Officer, Article 37 UK GDPR, Data Protection Impact Assessment, DPIA, Article 35 UK GDPR, Article 30 UK GDPR, Records of Processing Activities, Article 36 UK GDPR, Prior Consultation, Article 12(5) UK GDPR, Manifestly Unfounded or Excessive, Article 45(2) UK GDPR, International data transfers, Adequacy Decision, s.17B(1) Data Protection Act 2018, Alternative Transfer Mechanisms, Article 46 UK GDPR, Law enforcement processing, Part 3 Data Protection Act 2018, Part 4 Data Protection Act 2018, Cookie Consent, Regulation 6 Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, Regulation 22(2) Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, Soft Opt-In, Marketing, Regulatory Enforcement, Information Commissioner, Statutory Duties, Statement of Strategic Priorities, Expert Panel, Technical Reports, Notice of Intent, Final Penalty Notice, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Article 22 UK GDPR, Automated Processing, Voluntary Undertakings, Data Breach Reporting, Article 33 UK GDPR, Article 15 UK GDPR, Data Subject Access Request, Reverse Transfers, Article 49 UK GDPR, Derogations, s.35 Digital Economy Act 2017, Data Sharing, Algorithm Transparency, Schedule 1 Part 2 Data Protection Act 2018, Substantial Public Interest, Biometric Data, Impact Assessments, Legitimate Interests Assessment, Biometrics Commissioner, Smart Data Schemes, Data Intermediaries, Article 46(2)(f) UK GDPR, Certification Regime, Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Schedule 16 paragraph 2(2) Data Protection Act 2018, Data Protection & Digital Information BillComment