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“Consent” is a word with many meanings. In data protection it’s something like “a signal that an individual agrees to data being used”. But in political theory “consent to be governed” is something very different. A panel at the PrivSec Global conference suggested that the latter – also referred to as the “social contract” – […]
A fascinating panel at the PrivSec Global conference looked at how individual courts and regulators have responded to the Schrems II decision on international transfers of personal data. That decision, and the subsequent guidance from the European Data Protection Board, aimed to establish a consistent regime for transferring personal data from the EEA to external […]
The Information Commissioner’s new blog post explains how Data Protection law should be seen as a guide to when and how to share information in emergencies, not an obstacle to such sharing. In health emergencies three provisions are most likely to be relevant: Explicit Consent (GDPR Art.9(2)(a)): where an individual chooses to disclose information, such […]
A fascinating discussion at today’s QMUL/SCL/WorldBank event on AI Ethics and Regulations on how we should develop such ethics and regulations. There was general agreement that an ethical approach is essential if any new technology is to be trusted; also, probably, that researchers and developers should lead this through professionalising their practice. First steps are […]
[UPDATE: slides from my TF-CSIRT presentation are now available] Several years ago I wrote a paper on using the GDPR to decide when the benefits of sharing information among network defenders outweighed the risks. That used the Legitimate Interests balancing test to compare the expected benefits – in improving the security of accounts, systems or […]