Our expert consultants at Handley Gill share their knowledge and advice on emerging data protection, privacy, content regulation, reputation management, cyber security, and information access issues in our blog.
The new Labour government has today (23 October 2024) introduced the Data (Use and Access) Bill in the House of Lords, in the latest attempt to reform the UK’s data protection laws as set out in the UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Data Protection Act 1998 and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.
Read MoreWhile the sale of marketing lists is generally prohibited, as retail insolvencies increase Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants analyse the Information Commissioner’s laissez-faire approach to the purchase and use of the CRM databases of companies in administration and consider the opportunity this offers to administrators and potential purchasers of distressed businesses by reference to the recent case studies of Tesco’s purchase of Paperchase’s assets and the sale of The Body Shop’s assets.
Read MoreUnlike the Chemical Brothers, Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on regulators to hold back in order to galvanise economic growth in his speech to the International Investment Summit on 14 October 2024. We consider the implications for UK regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), digital markets and data protection by the ICO, CMA and Regulatory Innovation Office, and forthcoming legislation.
Read MoreIf you couldn’t make it to the Information Commissioner's Office's (ICO's) Data Protection Practitioners' Conference 2024 (DPPC24), missed a session, were double-booked, couldn’t choose or want to delve deeper into the issues raised by any of the following sessions, Handley Gill's specialist data protection consultants highlight our related content.
Read MoreAs Meta announces the introduction of Instagram Teen Accounts for users in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia, Handley Gill’s specialist data protection and online trust and safety consultants consider the global laws and regulations that have spurred this change, and the role of the Information Commissioner’s Children’s Code aka the Age Appropriate Design Code, the UK Online Safety Act 2023, the US’ Kids Online Safety Act (‘KOSA’) and the Children and Teen’s Online Privacy Protection Act (‘COPPA 2.0’).
Read MoreThe UK government has today (05 September 2024) joined the US, EU and other countries in signing the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law. Handley Gill’s specialist artificial intelligence (AI) consultants consider the implications of this statement of intent for the UK’s current and proposed legislation as announced in the King’s Speech 2024, and what new laws and amendments will be necessary to enable the UK to meet the AI Treaty’s obligations.
Read MoreAugust 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.
Read MoreJuly 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 and free speech, 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.
Read MoreHandley Gill Limited’s specialist data protection and ESG consultants consider the results of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s Cyber Security Incident Trends Report for Q1 2024 and the implications for Sir Keir Starmer’s new Labour government, calling for a greater understanding of and focus on cyber and information risk management by directors and trustees.
Read MoreTo coincide with London Tech Week 2024, one of the key themes of which is ‘The Future of Security and Data’, and following the revelation in the DSIT Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2024 that few organisations are conducting supply chain risk assessments, Handley Gill’s specialist consultants have published their Helping Hand checklist on conducting data processor / supply chain information security risk assessments which is informed by NCSC guidance.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreThe May 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, 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreHas a cyber incident got you in an awful mess and you don’t mean maybe? What if a data breach leaves you in trouble deep? From the hacker they warned you all about? You need some good advice… and an incident response plan!
Read MoreHandley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants highlight the forthcoming deadline for data controllers to review and, if necessary, update the safeguards relied upon as the lawful basis for conducting transfers of personal data from the UK to overseas where these currently rely upon the old European Commission standard contractual clauses / model clauses, including guidance on the actions that need to be taken.
Read MoreHandley Gill’s consultants reflect on the openDemocracy conference ‘Where are we now with the Freedom of Information Act?’, held on Friday 08 March 2024 at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, where Labour Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry MP gave the keynote speech outlining Labour’s position on FOIA, openness and transparency and the ICO warned of the potential for more stringent enforcement.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreHandley Gill’s consultants analyse the Government’s response to its consultation on the White Paper ‘A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation’, published on 06 February 2024, and its implications for AI developers and UK creators, business and the public, identifying the steps the Government has committed to take.
Read MoreHandley Gill’s consultants respond to the Department for Business and Trade’s consultation on ‘Smarter Regulation and the Regulatory Landscape’, drawing on their experience of advising and representing individuals and regulated entities on data protection, online safety, content regulation, AI, human rights and ESG issues before regulators including the Information Commissioner’s Office, Ofcom and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Read MoreAs the Information Commissioner warns websites they have 30 days to achieve cookie compliance or face regulatory enforcement action, Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants advise on how to ensure that the Information Commissioner’s appetite for enforcing cookie compliance under PECR isn’t a recipe for disaster for your organisation. While amending your cookie banner is a bitter pill to swallow, your website won’t be toast and you can avoid having to eat humble pie.
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