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

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

On Hand July 2024

July 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.

Nicola Cain31 July 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, CONTENT REGULATION, Content Moderation, Reputation Management, Libel, Slander, Defamation, Malicious Falsehood, Misuse of Private Information, Privacy, Confidential Information, Breach of Confidence, Article 8 European Convention on Human Rights, Free speech, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Expression, Article 10 European Convention on Human Rights, Open Justice, Access to Information, Freedom of Information Act 2000, FOIA, Environmental Information Regulations 2004, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Markets Regulation, Human Rights, Human Rights Act 1998, European Convention on Human Rights, ESG, Environmental Social & Governance, Environmental Social & Corporate Governance, Online Safety, Online Harms, eSafety, EU AI Act, Online Safety Act 2023, Digital Markets Act, Cookies, Contempt, EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, Information Commissioner, ICO, Information Commissioner's Office, Data Subject Rights, Data protection impact assessment, DPIAComment

At your service

As the UK’s 58th Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, enters 10 Downing Street following the Labour Party’s landslide victory in the 2024 General Election, Handley Gill’s consultants consider what we can expect for cyber security, data protection, online safety, artificial intelligence (AI), digital markets, content regulation, reputation management, open justice, access to information, human rights and ESG.

Nicola Cain5 July 2024General Election 2024, Labour Party, Data Protection, Personal Data, UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, PECR, DPA 2018, UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, Online Safety, Online Harms, eSafety, Online Safety Act 2023, Human Rights, Duty of Candour, Equality Act 2010, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (Employment and Regulation) Bill, National Data Library, Regulatory Innovation Office, Reputation Management, Libel, Slander, Malicious Falsehood, Misuse of Private Information, SLAPPs, Leveson 2, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill, Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation, Media Act 2024, PLATFORM REGULATION, CONTENT REGULATION, Radicalisation, Cyber Security, Cyber Resilience, Strategic Defence Review, Digital Markets, ESG, Environmental Social & Corporate Governance, Paris AgreementComment

Commended

Team at Handley Gill Limited receive an award commending the legal services provide to its client, the City of London Corporation acting in its capacity as police authority for the City of London Police in connection with the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s (NPCC’s) National Cybercrime Programme, which the City hosts.

Online Safety. This looks like a job for...

Handley Gill’s specialist online safety consultants respond to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology’s consultation on ‘Super-complaints: eligible entity criteria and procedural requirements’ under the Online Safety Act 2023. Ofcom will be responsible for considering super-complaints.

Feeling safer already?

The grant of Royal Assent to the Online Safety Act 2023 on 26 October 2023 starts the countdown to Ofcom’s Roadmap to Regulation for user-to-user services, search services, video sharing platforms and services with pornographic content. Handley Gill’s consultants have produced a visual timeline of Ofcom’s proposals for the implementation of the Online Safety Act 2023.

Nicola Cain26 October 2023Online Safety, Online Harms, eSafety, ONLINE SAFETY BILL, Online Safety Act 2023, OFCOM, Online Safety Regulator, Online Harms Regulator, Roadmap to Regulation, User to User services, User-to-User Services, Search Services, Video Sharing Platforms, Pornographic Content ServicesComment

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

Safer Internet Day 2023

This Safer Internet Day, why not assess and commit to publishing details of your online service’s compliance with the Information Commissioner’s (ICO’s) Age Appropriate Design Code, aka the Children’s Code, demonstrating your commitment to protecting the data protection and privacy rights of children online, improving transparency and contributing to the enhancement of your ESG agenda.

SIT down...

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has announced that a new government department is to be created, the Department for Science, Technology & Innovation, which is likely to take on responsibility from DCMS for online safety and data protection.

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