Health secretary Matt Hancock has responded to demands for new legislation for the NHSX tracing app with “a big…
Employers face legal minefield over Covid-19 workplace surveillance tech
The coronavirus pandemic has been a boon to the surveillance tech industry. Governments across the world have scrambl…
ICO softens stance on GDPR enforcement due to coronavirus crisis
The UK’s data regulator says it will relax its regulatory approach to enforcement during the coronavirus crisis, in l…
EU embraces pan-European approach to Covid-19 apps and data use
On Wednesday (8 April), the European Commission called for a common EU approach towards the use of mobile apps and da…
Will Covid-19 affect the future of data privacy?
The Covid-19 global health crisis may alter the future of data privacy in the name of public safety. According to pub…
EU tells members: Want to trace Covid-19 using smartphone data? You’ll need to legislate
The European Union’s committee of data protection regulators has clarified that national governments will need …
Cathay Pacific “got off lightly” with £500,000 ICO fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) revealed on Wednesday that it had handed Cathay Pacific a £500,000 …
Met chief Cressida Dick sparks row after calling facial recognition critics “ill-informed”
The head of the Met Police, Cressida Dick, today said that concerns about live facial recognition tech are ill-inform…
EU softens plans for facial recognition regulation, sparks privacy backlash
The European Commission has come under fire from privacy experts after withdrawing proposals to issue a moratorium on…
Why the EU is unlikely to ban facial recognition any time soon
The debate around the ethical use of facial recognition (FR) continues to gather momentum. A temporary ban on the use…