This blog considers how the Data (Use and Access) Bill (the “Bill”) impacts on the lawful bases used in the context of voluntary data sharing with public bodies. In summary, the Bill creates an infrastructure of Ministerial powers that ensures
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What are the main features of the Data (Use and Access) Bill?
By Amber Hawk
The blog concerns the content of the new Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUAB) as published last week; it bears a strong relationship with the previous Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bills. In fact, DUAB could easily have been
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Upper Tribunal undermines data breach reporting under the UK_GDPR?
By Amber Hawk
The Upper Tribunal (UT) appeal [DSG Retail Limited -v- ICO; see references] is important even though it relates to the DPA1998; the judgement has the potential to undermine the data breach reporting requirements of the UK_GDPR/DPA2018. This blog explains why
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Data protection policy should return to the Ministry of Justice
By Amber Hawk
The incoming Labour Government has expanded the role of the Department for Science, Industry and Technology (DSIT) by transferring many IT/data related functions from other parts of Government (mainly the Cabinet Office) into DSIT. The objective is to make DSIT
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New A.17 right to erasure in the UK_GDPR added during “wash-up”
By Amber Hawk
Although the DPDI Bill is dead, you have probably missed the addition to the right to erasure (Article 17 of the UK_GDPR) which was made during “wash-up” period (last month) via another piece of legislation (the Victims and Prisoners Act
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Labour should not let the DPDI Bill go through in “wash-up”; it should kill it off.
By Amber Hawk
When a Prime Minister calls a General Election, the Official Opposition in Parliament becomes very powerful. The reason is that the two main political parties can agree to enact outstanding and uncontroversial pieces of legislation (e.g. in this case, before
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DPDI Codes of Conduct allow competent authorities to write their own DP rules
By Amber Hawk
If, on April 1st, I reported that a cabal of controllers could club together and draft a Code of Practice that establishes their legal compliance with the UK’s data protection regime, you would probably say that this was too far-fetched
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Government extends privacy protection to bequests made to the Conservative Party
By Amber Hawk
Late on Good Friday (a very good time to bury “bad” news), the Government quietly tabled an amendment to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI Bill) which extends the definition of personal data to include bequests and comments,
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UK Government abandons Precautionary Principle and tolerates AI abuse risks to data subjects
By Amber Hawk
Speakers at the Data Protection Forum in early March reinforced my reasoning that the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (“DPDI Bill”) should be used as a vehicle to implement the EU’s AI Act. [Obviously my Petition which states this
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Petition calls for implementation the EU AI Act to protect data subjects from AI abuse.
By Amber Hawk
I am asking readers to sign my Petition on the Parliamentary web-site (see end of this blog); most of the blog’s text explains why you should sign. In summary, the Petition states that the Government would be negligent if it
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