Permission to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision in R (on the application of Delo) v The Information Commissioner [2023] EWCA Civ 1141 has been refused by the Supreme Court, for want of any arguable point of law supremecourt.uk/pta/permission…

Jon Baines Here's the host page depositedpapers.parliament.uk/depositedpaper…

The war of words between those who argue that we have to regulate for “existential” AI risks, and those who say we have to regulate for “already-present harms” is the result of a bonkers false dichotomy. Obviously the law needs an answer to both.

ICYMI:

ECJ holds oral disclosure of information is processing of personal data and within the material scope of GDPR where that information forms part of a filing system or is intended to form part of a filing system

Analysis from 11KBW's Oliver Mills

panopticonblog.com/2024/03/19/ora…

How will AI and new technology help sport, on and off the pitch: Key takeaways by Charlie Kendrick: bit.ly/43z7uzs

Speakers from the Global Summit 2023 panel included: Steven Flynn, Damian Smith, Laura Jeffords Greenberg Greenberg & Leo Davidson.

🚨BREAKING: India chooses a different path from the EU and lets generative AI developers self-regulate and label their own products. Here's what happened:

On Friday, a new advisory of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in India established that:…

In honour of our latest podcast episode - Jamie Susskind talking to Leo Davidson about the regulation of AI - we thought we'd get ChatGPT to draft us a blurb. In doing so, we discovered the limits of the new technology...

Listen now: 11kbw.com/knowledge-even…

Parliament has approved the Artificial Intelligence Act that aims to ensure safety and compliance with fundamental rights, while boosting innovation.

Find out more: europa.eu/!wDmRcF

An apparent 'bold attempt to outflank' this Court of Appeal decision was yesterday given short shrift by Swift J (who gave the judgment appealed in IAB).

In short: don't try it.

R (MTA) v SSHD [2024] EWHC 553 (Admin)

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🚨 BREAKING: another copyright lawsuit involving AI, this time against MGM, Amazon Studios & United Artists Pictures Inc. Among the author's allegations are the use of AI to replicate the actors' voices. Quotes:

'Defendants’ unauthorized 2024 Remake was not completed until late…

🆕 We’ve taken action against five public authorities for continually failing to meet FOI obligations

The Commissioner sent an open letter to remind public organisations that transparency is essential and resources must be dedicated to information access ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…

Farley & Ors v Paymaster (1836) Ltd (Trading As Equiniti) [2024] EWHC 383 (KB)

Most Cs had no real prospect of showing their info had been accessed inside misaddressed envelopes, so no 'misuse'. Near miss is not enough.

Robin Hopkins explains all:

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Online safety bonus episode! You’ve heard our takes – now you can hear directly from Ofcom’s Online Safety Policy Director, Jon Higham, on the new regime, in an extended interview with 11KBW’s own Anya Proops KC.

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.Joseph Barrett successful in Nuclear Test Veterans appeal bit.ly/49PE0PD

Interested in all things Freedom of Information? Then come to this conference organised by openDemocracy: ials.sas.ac.uk/events/where-a… Open to all, free to all (but booking required).

If you believe in synergies between data protection law, data privacy law, and future AI law, then this EDPS - European Data Protection Supervisor's blog is for you: lnkd.in/ek8sUTXd.

Nick Trench Finally, in #LordsQs , Lord Clement-Jones questions the government on reforming the Computer Misuse Act 1990 to enable independent testing of computer systems.

📺Watch online from 3.05pm at the link in our bio

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Appeal dismissed. Gov cannot routinely redact names of civil servants - need good and specific reasons to derogate from duty of candour. If Parliament thinks otherwise, it should legislate.

SSHD v IAB [2024] EWCA 66 Civ

Chris Knight (Christopher Knight) appeared for the Respondents

The Government has published its response to March 2023's consultation: 'A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation'.

The ICO - Information Commissioner's Office appeal against the First-tier Tribunal deciding to (mostly) overturn its Experian enforcement started this morning.

Not a key point, but some criticism of the FTT taking more than a year to turn that decision around.