The #DataGrabBill ignores a critical concern for privacy: the rise of biometrics.
It leaves surveillance tech like facial recognition and CCTV open for police and local authorities to use unhindered by effective oversight or data rights.
The words of the Biometrics and Surveillance Commissioner – a post that’ll be abolished by the #DataGrabBill.
Advances in #facialrecognition tech without proper oversight and a political will to double its use in policing means innocent people will be subjected to authoritarian biometric #surveillance and discredited predictive #policing.
Soon, users of OpenAI services will be subject only to the Irish Personal Data Protection Authority (DPC). My #GDPR complaint was filed in August so it will still be processed outside Ireland. Very well. https://openai.com/policies/eu-terms-of-use
The (CJEU) today issued two landmark judgments in proceedings against the German credit reference agency SCHUFA, which previously enjoyed considerable freedom in Germany. The #CJEU confirmed that national courts have extensive powers to scrutinize data protection authorities, strengthening the rights of data subjects. Furthermore, the court ruled that the assignment of automatically calculated credit scores is not in line with the #GDPR
“The UK government’s determination to deregulate data protection is putting the adequacy agreement with the EU in jeopardy, which is a risk that the UK economy cannot afford.”
The #DataGrabBill will let the UK government authorise international data transfers with reduced oversight, even if the country lacks enforceable rights or effective remedies.
It risks the UK-EU adequacy agreement for the free flow of data.
This deregulatory law is not only seriously damaging to our data rights, it'll have major economic consequences. Legal fees alone may be up to £1.6 billion.
EU court lowers requirements for imposing fines for data protection breaches
The European Court of Justice issued a landmark ruling on Tuesday (5 December) that is set to facilitate the imposition of fines for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Retrieving raw, training data from GPT is now marked as a potential violation of terms of service. But what was a personal data protection breach, remains so. #GDPR
W. Wiewiórowski @EDPS_supervisor: "Lesson learned from the #GDPR is that first, there were calls not to overregulate. Then, to give templates & checklists. #DPAs can not invent solutions to all the problems of various business models." #EUData23#ForumEurope 3/3
Health data is already being siphoned away for commercial profiling.
UK Biobank passed medical data provided for medial research to insurance companies without patient consent.
This is a sign of what will happen with weaker data protection, where health data can be reused for loosely defined 'research purposes' under the #DataGrabBill for profiling to increase insurance premiums.
Action was taken using #GDPR against Google DeepMind for collecting health records of 1.6 million NHS patients without their knowledge or consent.
They failed to consult with the ICO or implement contractual safeguards and patients brought a class action case.
The #DataGrabBill creates a new legal basis for research and undermines purpose limitation, so NHS patients data can be shared with private corporations.
🚨 Health data will be opened up to exploitation by multi-national firms like Palantir 🚨
Contracts such as the NHS DataStore and Federated Data Platform give predatory private companies a stake in sensitive health data for profit over care.
The #DataGrabBill will mean medical data can be reused in different ways for ‘research purposes’.
Ministers will also have powers to authorise international data transfers, even if patients don't have enforceable rights or remedies in the other country.
NHS England is facing a judicial review over the Federated Data Platform.
Foxglove, @The_DAUK, National Pensioners’ Convention and Just Treatment argue the Platform and the rules governing how health data is shared need Parliamentary approval.
The involvement of multi-national companies like Palantir in the NHS means our most sensitive information is primed for a #DataGrab at home and abroad.
Data that'll be used for the surveillance economy at our expense.