The UK Government passed the long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (the “DMCC”) on 24 May 2024. The DMCC will bring radical change to the enforcement of consumer law in the UK, introducing new powers for the CMA to issue direct fines of up to 10% of global annual turnover for breaches. The DMCC also introduces changes to substantive UK consumer law provisions, including changes related to subscriptions, online reviews and drip pricing. This…
This morning, the Digital Services Act (DSA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This officially starts the countdown for service designation and the DSA’s application.
The ICO, together with The Alan Turing Institute, recently published its finalised guidance on explaining decisions made with AI, following a public consultation which closed in January this year. Who should read this? The guidance is relevant for any organisation using, or thinking of using, AI to support or make decisions about individuals (including if you are procuring an AI system from a third party).It will be of particular use for DPOs, and legal…
On February 19, 2020 the ICO published its draft guidance on the AI auditing framework for public consultation, which is open until April 1, 2020. We have summarised the key themes below. What is the draft guidance? The draft guidance, which runs to over 100 pages, provides advice and recommendations on how to understand data protection law in relation to artificial intelligence. It clarifies how to assess the data protection risks posed by AI and…