Not so instant compliance

As 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’).

Nicola Cain19 September 2024Online Safety, Online Harms, eSafety, Online Safety Act 2023, Data Protection, PERSONAL DATA, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, UK GDPR, UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office, ICO, Children's Code, Age Appropriate Design Code, Social Media, Information Society Services, CHILDREN, Children's Data, Likely to be accessed by children, Trust and Safety, Privacy Settings, Meta, Instagram, Teen Accounts, KOSA, Kids Online Safety Act, Age Assurance, Age Verification, Enforcement, Data Protection Enforcement, Children and Teen’s Online Privacy Protection Act, COPPA, COPPA 2.0, Children's Code Strategy, ICO Children's Code Strategy, Protecting Children's Privacy Online, SMPs, Social Media Platforms, VSPs, Video Sharing Platforms, Platform Liability, Ofcom, Protecting Children from Harms Online, Children's Safety CodeComment

AI regulation in the UK: in out in out shake it all about

Handley 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.

Nicola Cain6 February 2024AI, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill, A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, Department for Science Innovation & Technology, AI Governance, AI Regulation, AI Risk, AI Risk Assessment, AI Safety, EU AI Act, AI Act, AI Regulation White Paper, House of Lords Communications & Digital Committee, Large Language Models & Generative AI, Large Language Models, LLMs, Generative AI, Ofcom, Information Commissioner's Office, Information Commissioner, ICO, EHRC, Equality and Human Rights Commission, CMA, Competition & Markets Authority, Digital Markets Competition & Consumers Bill, Data Protection & Digital Information Bill, DPDI Bill, Data Protection, Discrimination, Bias, Cyber Security, Ofsted, Office for Product Safety & Standards, AI Regulatory Principles, 5 AI Regulatory Principles, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, CDEI, Responsible Technology Adoption Unit, Employment Law, HR, Human Resources, Recruitment, Automated Processing, Automated Decision Making, Safety Security & Robustness, Appropriate transparency and explainability, Fairness, Accountability & Governance, Contestability and redress, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights, IPR, Misinformation, Disinformation, Online Safety Act 2023, AI Management Essentials Scheme, AI Security, AI Safety Institute, Human Rights, Human Rights Act 1998Comment

King's Speech 2023

Handley Gill’s consultants highlight and consider the content of the King’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament 2023, and the implications for those with an interest in data protection, privacy, freedom of expression, online safety, cyber security, broadcasting and VOD regulation, digital markets regulation and/or artificial intelligence.

Nicola Cain7 November 2023King's Speech, King's Speech 2023, Kings Speech, Kings Speech 2023, Data Protection, Personal Data, State Opening of Parliament, 2023-24 Parliamentary Session, Data Protection Reform, Data Protection & Digital Information Bill, Data Protection & Digital Information (No.2) Bill, DPDI Bill, DPDI (No.2) Bill, DPDI2 Bill, DPDI(2) Bill, General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, UK GDPR, King Charles III, DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018, Brexit, PECR, Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulations, Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, Digital Markets Competition & Consumers Bill, Digital Markets Regulation, Draft Media Bill, DCMS Committee, Commons Culture Media & Sport Committee, Broadcasting, Public Service Broadcasting, PSBs, Broadcasting Regulation, Ofcom, Video on Demand, Video Streaming Sites, VOD, s.40 Crime and Courts Act 2013, Section 40 Crime and Courts Act 2013, Listed Events, Bill of Rights, Confidential Source, Injunction, Injunctive Relief, SLAPPs, Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Expression, Privacy, Criminal Justice Bill, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill, Online Safety Act 2023, Encryption, Technology, Technology Regulation, TECH REGULATION, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, CPTPP, Artificial Intelligence, AIComment

On Hand May 2023

May 2023 edition of Handley Gill’s monthly digital newsletter, 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 and digital markets regulation. Presented in a readily digestible digital format, those who prefer the traditional newsletter format can export the newsletter to pdf.

Nicola Cain1 June 2023Data Protection, Personal Data, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, UK GDPR, UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018, DPA 2018, Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, PECR, Information Commissioner, Data Protection Commission, CONTENT REGULATION, AI, Artificial Intelligence, AI Regulation, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Cyber Resilience, Digital Markets Regulation, Reputation Management, Defamation, Privacy, Data Privacy, Libel, Slander, Malicious Falsehood, Misuse of Private Information, Breach of Confidence, Data Breach, Press Regulation, Broadcasting, Broadcasting Regulation, Ofcom, Digital Markets Competition & Consumers Bill, European Data Protection Board, EDPB, On Hand, Facial Recognition, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Ransomware, Data Protection & Digital Information (No.2) Bill, EU law, Retained EU Law, BREXIT, Brexit Freedoms Bill, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, Cyber Attack, ESG, Environmental Social & Governance, Environmental, Environmental Social & Corporate Governance, Human Rights, China, Data Transfer, International data transfers, Restricted International Data Transfers, Broadcasting Code, Ofcom Broadcasting Code, Online Safety, Online Harms, eSafety, Open Justice, Reporting Restriction, CHILDREN, Children's Data, Misinformation, Disinformatoin, Disinformation, Illegal Harms, Child Sexual Abuse Regulation, Child Sexual Abuse Material, CSAMComment

On Hand April 2023

April 2023 edition of Handley Gill’s monthly digital newsletter, 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 and digital markets regulation. Presented in a readily digestible digital format, those who prefer the traditional newsletter format can export the newsletter to pdf.

Nicola Cain30 April 2023Data Protection, Personal Data, GDPR, UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, DPA 2018, Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, PECR, Data Reform Bill, Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill, Information Commissioner, Content Regulation, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Cyber Resilience, Digital Markets Regulation, AI Regulation, Reputation Management, Defamation, Privacy, Data Privacy, Libel, Slander, Malicious Falsehood, Misuse of Private Information, Breach of Confidence, Digital Services Act, Data Subject Rights, Data Subject Rights Request, Data Subject Access Request, Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum, IMPRESS, Press Regulation, DSIT, Department for Science Innovation & Technology, Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023, Digital Markets Competition & Consumers Bill, EDPB, European Data Protection Board, Data Breach, Data Breach Reporting, Data Breach Notification, Facial Recognition, Ofcom, On Hand, Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2002Comment

HM Coroner vs the Online Safety Bill

As the deadline approaches for the government and social media platforms to respond to HM Coroner’s recommendations in the Prevention of Future Deaths report following the Molly Russell inquest verdict, Handley Gill considers how the recommendations stack up against the provisions of the Online Safety Bill.

Nicola Cain29 November 2022Online Safety, Online Harms, ONLINE SAFETY BILL, Bill 285 2021-22, Bill 004 2022-23, Bill 121 2022-23, eSafety, Content Moderation, Intermediary Liability, Social Media, Molly Russell, Molly Russell Inquest, Regulation 28 Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013, Regulation 29 Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013, Schedule 5 paragraph 7 Coroners and Justice Act 2009, HM Coroner, Chief Coroner, Ofcom, Roadmap to Regulation, Online Safety Regulator, Online Harms Regulator, UK GDPR, UK General Data Protection Regulation, Data Protection Act 2018, DPA 2018, Age Verification, Children’s Risk Assessment, Safety duties protecting children, Harmful content, Primary priority content that is harmful to children, Self-Harm, Digital Regulation Co-operation Forum, DRCF, CMA, Competition & Markets Authority, Information Commissioner, ICO, FCA, Financial Conduct Authority, Advertising, Algorithm, Algorithmic Accountability, Algorithmic TransparencyComment

Is the Online Safety Bill safe?

Conclusion of the Report stage of the Online Safety Bill in the House of Commons, which was scheduled for 20 July, has now been postponed until after the summer recess. Responding to the news, Conservative Party leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch described the Bill as being “in no fit state to become law”, raising the prospect that the Online Safety Bill may become safer, but for whom?

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