G-7 Privacy Regulators Aim To Ease Turbulent International Data Flows
The goal of the meetings is to gradually align the regulators’ approaches to privacy and better understand domestic rules in each jurisdiction.
UK
Scotland set to be world first for biometric data Code of Practice
Scotland will become the first country in the world to have a statutory Code of Practice on the use of biometric data for policing and criminal justice.
ICO commenced criminal proceedings over theft of road traffic accident data
ICO has commenced criminal proceedings against eight individuals over the unlawful obtaining of people’s personal information from vehicle repair garages.
Facial recognition smartwatches to be used to monitor foreign offenders in UK
Home Office and MoJ plans will require migrants convicted of crimes to take photos up to five times a day.
Manchester City smart scarf wraps data-collecting sensors around fans’ necks
Hungry for data, soccer club pilots The Connected Scarf.
USA offers foreign states access to 1.1 billion biometric “encounters” in return for reciprocal database access
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is touting ‘Enhanced Border Security Agreements’, offering access to its vast biometric databanks in exchange for other states reciprocating.
WhatsApp rejects UK’s request to lower security
The tech giant’s boss says he’d rather see the app blocked than break encryption under proposed laws.
Facial recognition cameras in UK retail chain challenged by privacy group
Big Brother Watch says Southern Co-operative’s use of the cameras is ‘Orwellian’ and ‘unlawful’.
GCHQ experts back scanning of encrypted phone messages to fight child abuse
Ian Levy, technical director of the NCSC, and Crispin Robinson, technical director of GCHQ, back client-side scanning software on mobile phones to detect child abuse.
UK unveils data reform bill, proposes AI regulation
The U.K. government Monday introduced a pair of post-Brexit data reforms aimed at guiding responsible data use of while promoting innovation.
EDPS: U.K. GDPR reforms could create friction with EU
UK’s keenness to agree to its own data adequacy decisions with countries like the United States could become a contentious issue with the European Union.
UK data watchdog investigates whether AI systems show racial bias
ICO says AI-driven discrimination can lead to job rejections or being wrongfully denied bank loans or benefit.