R (Bridges) v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2020] EWCA Civ 1058
R (Bridges) v The Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2020] EWCA Civ 1058. A review of this case, which was about automated facial recognition technology.
Tag: data law
International Data Transfers, Schrems II and the CJEU
A legal summary about international data transfers under the GDPR and Schrems II.
Podcast: Schrems I, the EU-US Privacy Shield and the CJEU
A podcast summarising the Schrems I case, the privacy shield and the referral to the CJEU of questions in Schrems II.
International Data Transfers, Schrems I and the CJEU
A legal summary about international data transfers under the GDPR and Schrems I.
Covid-19 Contact Tracing Apps: An Overview
In the U.K., and elsewhere in the world, the burning question at the moment is how we move forward in this pandemic, not just from a health perspective, but from an economic perspective as well. We all want to know what the so-called ‘exit strategy’ will be. One of the possible facets of the strategy […]
The GDPR’s ‘Data Protection By Design and Default’
The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (‘GDPR’) has introduced the concept of ‘Data Protection by Design and Default’ (‘DPbDD’) into the data protection framework.[1] ‘Privacy by Design’ is not a new concept; it was formulated by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario in the 1990’s and is based on seven foundational principles[2]. Whilst Article […]
R (Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police and Others [2019] EWHC 2341 (Admin): A summary (use of facial recognition technology (UK))
R (Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police and Others [2019] EWHC 2341 (Admin) To read the judgment click here. The High Court turned down an application for judicial review of the decision by South Wales Police to use automated facial recognition technology in a pilot project. The project involved the capture of digital […]
ECJ case C-673/17 (Planet 49): A Summary (Consent in the use of cookies)
ECJ case C-673/17 (Planet 49) To read the judgment click here. In this case the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) was asked to consider a series of questions in relation to the use of pre-ticked checkboxes and cookies. It held the following: A pre-ticked checkbox, which a user must de-select to refuse […]
ICO Annual Report 2018/2019: A summary
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its 2018/2019 Annual Report on 8 July 2019. Here is a short summary: The number of enquiries the ICO received increased by 66% to just under half a million. The number of data protection complaints almost doubled compared with the previous year. Subject Access Requests made up the largest […]
Balancing human and machine perspectives: what is the ‘public interest’ in the AI era?
By Tom Orrell & Melissa Stock Privacy law has never been a straightforward affair in England. Its development has been piecemeal over the past two centuries.[1] In fact the laws that govern information today are spread across multiple frameworks, including: libel (protecting reputation), data protection (rights over the processing of personal data), breach of confidence […]
