Child Development

Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants summarise and comment on the efficacy of the Information Commissioner’s strategy to enforce its Age Appropriate Design Code aka the Children’s Code, the likely targets of future enforcement activity and, the impact of regulatory co-operation with Ofcom.

Nicola Cain21 March 2025Data Protection, PERSONAL DATA, UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Section 123 Data Protection Act 2018, Age Appropriate Design Code, Children's Code, Children's Code Strategy, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office, ICO, Children's Data, Children's Personal Data, Online Safety, Online Harms, UNCRC, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Geolocation, Privacy by Design, Profiling, Targeted Advertising, Personalised Advertising, Behavioural Advertising, Recommendation Algorithms, Recommendation Systems, VSPs, VIDEO SHARING PLATFORMS, Social Media, Age Assurance, Age Verification, Consent, Lawful Basis for Processing, Children's Access Assessment, AI, Artificial Intelligence, AI Regulation, Generative AI, Generative Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI & Data ProtectionComment

Snap Out of It

Handley Gill’s specialist data protection and responsible AI consultants analyse the Information Commissioner’s final decision in respect of Snap, Inc’s MyAI chatbot and the compliance with the obligation under Article 35 UK GDPR to carry out a data protection impact assessment (DPIA) and under Article 36 UK GDPR to consult the Information Commissioner in respect of high risk processing, and consider the implications for the ICO’s approach to enforcement.

Nicola Cain7 June 2023Data Protection, Personal Data, UK GDPR, Data Protection Enforcement, Monetary Penalty Notice, Children, Children's Data, Online Safety, Online Harms, Article 8 UK GDPR, Information Society Services, Article 5(1)(a) UK GDPR, Article 6(1)(a) UK GDPR, Conditions for consent, Consent, Data Protection Principles, Article 12 UK GDPR, Article 13 UK GDPR, Notice of Intent, Age Assurance, Age Verification, Information Commissioner, ICO, Ofcom, Children's Personal Data, Article 8(1) UK GDPR, Article 8(2) UK GDPR, Article 6(1)(b) UK GDPR, Privacy Notice, Privacy Policy, Schedule 2 Part 5 Data Protection Act 2018, Schedule 2 Part 5 Paragraph 26 Data Protection Act 2018, Special Purposes Exemption, Journalism Art or Literature, Journalism Exemption, Journalistic Academic Artistic and Literary Purposes, Human Rights, Human Rights Act 1998, Article 10 ECHR, Article 10 European Convention on Human Rights, Right to Freedom of Expression, Regulatory Action Policy, TikTok, ByteDanceComment

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