Can you get around the restrictions in the GDPR by picking up the phone and disclosing personal data orally instead of writing it down? No, confirms the ECJ in Endemol Shine Finland (Case C-740/22).
Listen (and win): Jamie Susskind on regulation of AI
Panopticon Podcast, Episode 3: Regulation of AI (featuring Jamie Susskind)
Thanks to all who attended, contributed and gave feedback at our 2024 Conference yesterday. As a consolation for those who couldn’t make it – and to ease the withdrawal symptoms of those who did – we are happy to present the latest episode of the Panopticon Podcast, featuring Jamie Susskind on the regulation of AI.
As advances in AI technology continue apace, existing legal tools are struggling to keep up. Meanwhile, the Government has issued its consultation response on the pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, and the EU has just passed its AI Act. Jamie Susskind (author of The Digital Republic and Future Politics) speaks to Leo Davidson about the pressing need for leaders to get to grips with the social impact of AI and analyses the steps which have been taken to date.
Be sure to listen out for a reference to one of the great sages of the modern era, with personal experience of the dangers of unregulated technology: Derek Zoolander. If you recognise it, email the reference and time-stamp to panopticon@11kbw.com by the end of next week to be entered into our prize draw to win a signed copy of Jamie’s latest book, The Digital Republic. (See below for T&Cs and privacy notice.)
Congratulations in the meantime to Jerin John who won our competition from Episode 2 by spotting the quotation from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (“You get nothing, you lose, good day sir!”). You won! You did it!
Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, whether that be Apple, Spotify, Podcast Index and Podchaser.
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- Any email which is received to the panopticon@11kbw.com email inbox which contains the correct reference and time-stamp (as judged by 11KBW) and is received before 11:59pm on 22 March 2024 (“a qualifying email”) will be entered into the prize draw.
- One qualifying email will be selected at random from all of the qualifying emails. The email which is selected at random will be the “winning email”.
- The sender of the winning email (“Winner”) may nominate one recipient of a signed copy of The Digital Republic by Jamie Susskind (“Prize”). The Winner must provide a postal address for the Prize to be delivered to.
- In the event that the Winner for any reason cannot accept the Prize, another qualifying email will be selected at random, and so on.
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Equiniti group claim: court strikes out almost all claims
Crucial and difficult questions continue to bedevil the litigation of data breach claims: how much (if anything) are claims worth, and how do you take forward large volumes of low-value claims arising from the same incident in ways that are cost-effective and proportionate? The recent judgment of Nicklin J in Farley and 473 others v Paymaster (1836) Limited (trading as Equiniti) [2024] EWHC 383 (KB) is a further notable development on these fronts. Continue reading
Online safety – Ofcom speaks (in a new panopticon podcast)
For those of you who are interested in all things online safety related, you may wish to note that Chambers has just released our latest Panopticon Podcast, in which I interview Jon Higham, Online Safety Policy Director at Ofcom, about Ofcom’s new regulatory role under the Online Safety Act 2023. I’m still working on capturing that perfect Mishal Husain vibe but we cover a lot of ground in the interview and Jon is a really interesting and insightful speaker, so this is definitely one to enjoy over your mid-morning coffee. You can catch the episode on Apple, Spotify, Podcast Index and Podchaser. The podcast is a companion piece to the podcast interview I recorded along with my colleague, Leo Davidson, about the OSA in November 2023. As ever, we welcome any feedback you may have about our adventures in the world of podcastland.
Anya Proops KC
11KBW Information, Technology and Media Law Conference 2024
11KBW Information, Technology and Media Law Conference 2024
Bookings are now open for our Information, Technology and Media Law Conference 2024 on Thursday 14 March. This year, our conference will be returning with a new format to incorporate the new and exciting developments in Information, Technology and Media Law.
The conference will be covering the following topics:
Morning Session – Data, Privacy & Media Law: General
- Data Privacy class actions – The picture in 2024
- Data Protection Reform & Caselaw Update
- Here’s looking at you: surveillance law & the IPT
- Media & Privacy update
Afternoon Session – Focus on the technology sector
- Key data protection cases: Clearview, TikTok and beyond
- Safety first – The Online Safety Act 2023
- Artificial intelligence – A new regulatory frontier?
Speakers are expected to include 11KBW’s Tim Pitt-Payne KC, Anya Proops KC, Julian Milford KC, Christopher Knight, Robin Hopkins, Katherine Taunton, Jamie Susskind and others.
Win a golden ticket! Panopticon Podcast Competition #2
If our new episode wasn’t enough of a Christmas present, we’re delighted to announce another chance to win a “golden ticket” to our Information Law Conference on 14 March 2024!
Hidden among Robin’s insights about collective litigation of data/privacy claims is a line of (who else?) Gene-Wilder-as-Willy-Wonka dialogue. If you recognise it, email the quotation and time-stamp to panopticon@11kbw.com by the end of next week to be entered into our prize draw. (See below for T&Cs and privacy notice.)
Congratulations in the meantime to Ian Cutting-Jones (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust) who recognised our Die Hard reference (“And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer”) and won our first competition! Welcome to the party, pal.
Honourable (and consensual) mentions to Paula Williamson (Partner, Privacy & Data Protection Solicitor at Excello Law, and Director of Content at Tenjin), Sadaf Anwar (Solicitor at City of London Corporation), Ben Fearnley-Sander (lawyer with the Government Legal Department) and Sam Grimley – all of whom got the correct answer but narrowly missed out on the prize.
We wish all our readers and listeners a joyful and reinvigorating festive season, and look forward to catching up in the New Year!