In October 2019, the UK and U.S. Governments signed an agreement on cross-border law enforcement demands for data from Communication Service Providers (the “Agreement”, which we described in our earlier post here). Only now, however, have the two countries completed the procedural steps required to bring the Agreement into force. On July 21, 2022
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China Takes the Lead on Regulating Novel Technologies: New Regulations on Algorithmic Recommendations and Deep Synthesis Technologies
By Yan Luo, Vicky Liu & Irina Danescu on
In January 2022, China released two regulations (one in draft form) that touch on hot topics in technological development – algorithmic recommendations and deep synthesis – making it one of the first countries in the world to directly tackle these cutting edge areas. In this post, we provide an overview of the draft Provisions on…
EU Commission Releases Guidance on COVID-19 Apps
By Dan Cooper & Miles Lynn on
Posted in Big Data, COVID-19, Data Privacy, EU Data Protection, European Union, Health Privacy, Surveillance
On 8 April 2020, the European Commission adopted a recommendation on a common European Union toolbox for the use of technology and data to address the COVID-19 crisis (“Recommendation”). The Recommendation responds to calls for a common EU approach to the use of mobile apps in combatting COVID-19—one that improves the efficacy of the technology while respecting citizens’ privacy rights.
The Recommendation has since been complemented by a separate Commission guidance paper on COVID-19 apps (“Guidance”) and release of a Common EU Toolbox for Member States (“Toolbox”) by the EU’s eHealth Network, a Commission-established body comprised of Member State authorities responsible for eHealth matters. In addition, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”), which contributed to the Guidance, has published a letter to the Commission in response to the Guidance (“Letter”).
This blog will discuss the headline points contained within the Recommendation, Guidance, Toolbox, and Letter. We will publish more detailed analyses of the Toolbox and Guidance in subsequent blogs.…
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UK Government’s Advisory Committee Publishes Report on Public Sector Use of AI
On February 10, 2020, the UK Government’s Committee on Standards in Public Life* (the “Committee”) published its Report on Artificial Intelligence and Public Standards (the “Report”). The Report examines potential opportunities and hurdles in the deployment of AI in the public sector, including how such deployment may implicate the “Seven Principles of Public Life” applicable to holders of public office, also known as the “Nolan Principles” (available here). It also sets out practical recommendations for use of AI in public services, which will be of interest to companies supplying AI technologies to the public sector (including the UK National Health Service (“NHS”)), or offering public services directly to UK citizens on behalf of the UK Government. The Report elaborates on the UK Government’s June 2019 Guide to using AI in the public sector (see our previous blog here).
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