Data

Information commissioner’s concern over the problematic use of facial recognition in public spaces has prompted her to publish official guidance on its deployment, while civil society calls for an outright ban

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252502671/ICO-issues-guidance-on-facial-recognition-in-public-spaces

EU data protection law provides scope for national regulators to act unilaterally to address concerns they have about the cross-border personal data processing undertaken by multinational businesses, the EU’s highest court has confirmed.

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/ruling-confirms-possibility-of-parallel-gdpr-investigations

The UK government must launch a national awareness campaign and delay this month’s planned GP data slurp, say privacy consultants Ben Rapp and Sara Newman

https://www.computerweekly.com/opinion/NHS-Digitals-GP-data-scraping-plan-must-be-publicised-and-delayed

A coalition comprising medical organisations, privacy campaigns and a Conservative MP, supported by tech justice specialists Foxglove, is preparing to embark on legal action against the government to force NHS Digital to pause its plans to collate GP data held on 55 million people in England into a single database.

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501989/Campaigners-plan-legal-action-over-NHS-data-sharing

New guidance on how businesses might use codes of conduct and certification schemes to demonstrate their compliance with rules governing international data transfers could be issued by the UK’s data protection authority in a matter of weeks, Out-Law has learned.

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/uk-guide-on-data-transfer-codes-and-certification-anticipated

The UK’s primary competition regulator and data protection authority have signed a new agreement pledging to work more closely together in the way they regulate digital markets in the UK.

https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/news/cma-and-ico-strengthen-ties-on-uk-digital-markets-regulation

Security and data privacy experts warn NHS Digital that its data collection plans could increase risk and cause a public backlash

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501494/Privacy-experts-concerned-over-NHS-data-collection-plans

Looking back on 12 tumultuous months, we assess how GDPR has weathered the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit, and consider what the coming year may hold for data protection

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501332/Industry-reflects-on-three-years-of-GDPR

The vast majority of security leaders questioned for a new report say they are concerned about the possibility of group legal settlements against them following a serious data breach

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501338/Threat-of-group-GDPR-legal-action-haunts-CISOs

Data on millions of people who flew with Air India between 2011 and 2021 appears to have been compromised in the recent Sita supply chain attack

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252501286/Air-India-is-latest-victim-of-Sita-hack