Blog: Global collaboration and how it helps the UK
A blog by Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner 21 October 2019 We live in an age of borderless data flows. We can be in our own homes, but as
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Blog: Privacy and Innovation – lessons learnt from the FCA TechSprint
By Simon McDougall – Executive Director – Technology and Innovation 16 October 2019 I’ve found there’s often a misconception that regulation seeks to stifle innovation and that the
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Enabling access, erasure, and rectification rights in AI systems
Reuben Binns, our Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence (AI), discusses the challenges organisations may face in implementing mechanisms in AI systems that allow data subjects to exercise their rights of access, rectification and erasure. Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) individuals have a number of rights relating to their personal data. These rights apply to personal
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‘Gold-Backed’ Crypto Token’s Promoter Investigated by Florida Regulators
The Takeaway Florida regulators are investigating Karatbars, a German company that’s been promoting a token tied to a Miami “crypto bank” without any banking license in the state. Karatbars previously issued a cryptocurrency purportedly backed by gold, but CoinDesk has
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) searched a business premises in Chichester today as part of an investigation into the making of nuisance
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International Day for the Universal Access to Information 2019
Today marks the annual commemoration of the 'International Day for the Universal Access to Information'. This year’s theme is 'Leaving No One
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SEC Charges Adult Entertainment Token Platform With 2017 ICO Fraud
The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission charged Jonathan Lucas, 27, the CEO of online adult entertainment marketplace, with running a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) scheme. According to the SEC’s lawsuit, the company claimed that investors could purchase its token
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Dirwy a hysbysiad gorfodi i Superior Style Home Improvements
Mae Swyddfa’r Comisiynydd Gwybodaeth (ICO) wedi rhoi dirwy o £150,000 i gwmni ffenestri dwbl o Abertawe am wneud galwadau niwsans. Dros gyfnod o
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Superior Style Home Improvements fined and issued with enforcement notice
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a Swansea double-glazing company £150,000 for making nuisance calls. Superior Style Home Improvements Ltd called people
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Privacy attacks on AI models
Reuben Binns, our Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Andrew Paterson, Principal Technology Adviser, discuss new security risks associated with AI, whereby the personal data of the people who the system was trained on might be revealed by the system itself. This post is part of our ongoing Call for
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