On Hand August 2024

August 2024 edition of Handley Gill’s monthly digital newsletter, On Hand, with all the latest developments in data protection (UK, EU and global), cyber security, AI and machine learning, content regulation, online safety, open justice, access to information, reputation management, digital markets regulation, human rights & ESG. Presented in a readily digestible digital format, those who prefer the traditional newsletter format can export the newsletter to pdf.

Nicola Cain31 August 2024Data Protection, PERSONAL DATA, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, UK GDPR, UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018, PRIVACY AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS REGULATIONS, PECR, ePrivacy Directive, Data Privacy, Cyber Security, Information Security, Cyber Resilience, CONTENT REGULATION, Content Moderation, Online Safety, Online Harms, eSafety, Reputation Management, Libel, Slander, Malicious Falsehood, Misuse of Private Information, Privacy, Article 8 European Convention on Human Rights, Confidential Information, Breach of Confidence, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, Free speech, Article 10 European Convention on Human Rights, Open Justice, Access to Information, Freedom of Information Act 2000, FOIA, Environmental Information Regulations 2004, EIRs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Markets, Digital Markets Regulation, Human Rights, Human Rights Act 1998, European Convention on Human Rights, ESG, Environmental Social & Governance, Environmental Social & Corporate Governance, Information Commissioner, ICO, Monetary Penalty Notice, International data transfers, Restricted International Data Transfers, Media Act 2024, Generative AI & Data Protection, Generative AI, Generative Artificial Intelligence, CMA, Competition & Markets Authority, Children's Code, Institute of Directors, IoD, Responsible Business, FCA, Financial Conduct Authority, Data Protection Commission, Leveson, Press Recognition Panel, Press Regulation, Media Regulation, Data Controller, Data Protection Fee, Online Safety Act 2023, Illegal Harms, Digital Markets Competition & Consumers Act, DMCCAComment

Right my wrongs

As the Information Commissioner’s Office conducts the fourth part of its consultation on generative AI and data protection focusing on data subject rights, ‘engineering individual rights into generative AI models’, Handley Gill’s specialist data protection and artificial intelligence (AI) consultants comment on the issues arising and share their consultation response, as well as highlighting areas not currently addressed in the draft guidance.

Nicola Cain9 June 2024Data Protection, PERSONAL DATA, Data Privacy, UK GDPR, GDPR, UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, General Data Protection Regulation, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office, ICO, Data Subject Rights, SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST, DATA SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST, Data Subject Rights Request, Article 12 UK GDPR, ARTICLE 12(5) UK GDPR, Article 12 GDPR, Article 12(5) GDPR, Article 13 UK GDPR, Article 13 GDPR, Article 14 UK GDPR, Article 14 GDPR, Article 14(5)(b) UK GDPR, Article 14(5)(b) GDPR, Article 15 UK GDPR, Article 15 GDPR, Article 16 UK GDPR, Article 16 GDPR, Right to Rectification, Article 17 UK GDPR, Article 17 GDPR, Right to Erasure, Right to be Forgotten, RTBF, Article 18 UK GDPR, Article 18 GDPR, Right to restriction of processing, Article 19 UK GDPR, Article 19 GDPR, Consultation, Consultation Response, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Generative AI, Generative Artificial Intelligence, Web Scraping, AI Training, AI Training Data, AI Transparency, AI Regulation, Generative AI & Data Protection, Engineering Individual Rights into Generative AI Models, Privacy Notice, Privacy PolicyComment

Time to regenerate

The Information Commissioner’s fourth call for evidence in its Generative AI consultation series on ‘engineering individual rights into generative AI models’ suggests that generative AI model developers should regenerate their privacy policies to ensure that they provide individuals with sufficient information to ascertain whether they have been affected by the web scraping of their personal data.

Scraping together a lawful basis

As the Information Commissioner’s Office consults on the lawful basis for web scraping by AI developers to train generative AI models under the UK GDPR, Handley Gill’s specialist data protection and artificial intelligence (AI) consultants comment on the issues arising and share their consultation response.

Nicola Cain1 March 2024Data Protection, Personal Data, Data Privacy, UK GDPR, GDPR, UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, General Data Protection Regulation, ARTICLE 6 UK GDPR, Article 6(1)(f) UK GDPR, Legitimate Interests, Legitimate Interests Assessment, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office, Consultation, Consultation Response, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Generative AI, Generative Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Web Scraping, AI Training, AI Training Data, Intellectual Property Office, IPO, A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, Voluntary code of practice on copyright and AI, Sir Patrick Vallance, Pro-Innovation Regulation for Digital Technologies Review, House of Lords Communications & Digital Committee, Report on Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI, Data Mining, Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, AI Regulation, Joint statement on data scraping and data protection, Data scraping, Generative AI & Data ProtectionComment

AI Bootcamp Part I

In Part 1 of our 5 part Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bootcamp, we consider the terms and concepts needed to understand what AI is and how it works, including the difference between AI and machine learning, and what is meant by generative AI, LLMs, foundation models, neural networks and deep learning. In Parts 2-4 of our AI Bootcamp, we will consider the risks of developing, using and even not using AI, while in Part 5 of our AI Bootcamp, we will focus on AI regulation.

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