One of the most important issues for litigation is whether a claimant’s right to action is within the limitation period. The Limitation Act 1980 contains provisions on limitation periods for different areas of law, ranging from negligence to breach of...
One of the more interesting aspects of the new Technology Strategy document published by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is that it specifically identifies Artificial Intelligence as a data protection risk to individuals and concludes that it is both a risk and an opportunity.
The most significant of the eight technology goals the document identifies is that the ICO intends to provide effective guidance to organisations on how to 'address data protection risks arising from technology' with data protection 'by design' and to assist the public in understanding data protection risks as they develop.
A further commitment is to engage with other organisations and agencies to support the creation of effective data protection regulation and understanding.