We are growing! UCL Faculty of Laws is looking to recruit a Lecturer or Associate Prof in IP/IT Law! Applications close on 28 Feb. Full details of the positions: ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/se…

New Blog on #DPA2018 #GDPR #Media Dispute Resolution Promise: Triennial Public Reports on effective take-up for look at next steps Reality: Take-up only 1 case/year yet Reports not effectively published & ToR exclude take-up in "effectiveness" analysis 1/2 ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/02/12/dav…

If you missed this, there's now a video recording at: youtu.be/oKlwl55O9zw and the audio is on the CIPIL podcast: cipil-events.captivate.fm

.@iconews issued 0 fines & 0 enforcement notices against companies under UK #GDPR for entire year. Yet law says it should fine unless infringement "minor" & Commissioner told Parliament companies were hoovering up & retaining too much & it was his role to "bring them into line".

Grateful to Press Recognition Panel (PRP) for using my work on flawed @iconews statutory review of #journalism compliance with #dataprotection which they rightly find "raises more questions than answers" & provides no evidence of "systematic and consistent enforcement" #GDPR pressrecognitionpanel.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

We're looking forward to CIPIL's Spring Conference tomorrow - "Is AI transforming IP?". Speakers include our own Alina Trapova. More details: cipil.law.cam.ac.uk/seminars-and-e….

Great to post new slides based on my #BILETA keynote: slideshare.net/slideshow/publ…. UK #GDPR promises dissuasive fines for all non-minor violations by orgs alone yet ICO - Information Commissioner's Office issued just 3/yr over last 5 years (cf c. 300 in Germany) & trajectory has also seen stark decline 1/4

Join our webinar on the right to object to your data being collected and processed for targeted advertising, aka stalker ads. With Tanya O´Carroll, Swee Leng Harris, James Riley and ORG's James Baker. 🗓️ 16 April 🕕 6–7.30pm BST 📍 Zoom Register now ⬇️ openrightsgroup.org/events/webinar…

Surprised @iconews claims track-record of “stand[ing[ up during scandals” as with Leveson Inquiry: vimeo.com/1070964964. In fact, Leveson held ICO’s #dataprotection conduct constituted “regulatory failure” arising from it “not be[ing] keen to exercise" powers & functions 1/3

#AI technologies are transforming financial services and innovations needs to be underpinned by trust and a joined-up regulatory approach. We're working with Financial Conduct Authority to make sure regulation is the bridge that connects innovation in AI to public trust: ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…

Difficult to overstate disruption caused by British Library grave UK #GDPR breach due to lack of critical system MFA. Almost 2yrs on this is state of "interim" catalogue. Incredible ICO - Information Commissioner's Office took no enforcement action & now arranges CEO "fireside chat" x.com/ICOnews/status…

Pleased to post open access analysis of #GDPR as applicable to #journalism under the #GDPR for all #EU and wider #EEA jurisdictions (as well #UK): repository.cam.ac.uk/items/974c9fd0… It's based on my OUP book from late 2019 but pattern of strict South & East & liberal North remains true.

Broader background and information on the relationship between #dataprotection freedom of expression in each EEA country (as well as the #UK and #Switzerland) is available on Faculty of Law CIPIL website: cipil.law.cam.ac.uk/projects/europ…

This sadly shows ongoing departure from "strong enforcement" promised by #GDPR. Just 2 #dataprotection fines (cf +200 in #Germany & #Spain), no enforcement notices & only 9 reprimands (a ↓70% on 23-24). Complaints response in 90 day time ↓ from 84.8→30% x.com/ICOnews/status…

#Afghan #databreach serious violation of #GPDR, put +18K people associated with UK at grave risk of harm, has already cost many hundreds of millions of pounds & yet again has led to no @iconews regulatory action despite promise of "strong enforcement" x.com/ICOnews/status…

I’ve written up my thoughts for the Mishcon de Reya website, on the baffling decision by ICO - Information Commissioner's Office to take no action in response to the most catastrophic data breach in UK history, which exposed many thousands of people to immediate risk to their lives. mishcon.com/news/data-prot…

David Erdos: The UK Information Commissioner’s Annual Report 2024/25: Surveying a Systematic Trend Away from Adequate Enforcement ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/22/dav…

Paolo Sandro: Parliamentary democracy under the veil of secrecy: the Afghan leak super-injunction case as a bonfire of constitutional principles ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/07/23/pao…

Invoking "economic growth" & the vaguest of claims about #AdTech @iconews plans to explicitly “enable” UK #GDPR non-compliant business models. Even partial Responses (by 7 Sept 25) pushing back on this erosion of rights & democratic processes would be good ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/…

New Blog: In wake of #databreach which put 100K at grave risk @iconews didn't obtain a full timely notification, engaged in no investigation or enforcement & did not record decisions. The super-injunction protected its position so can't justify this: ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/09/03/dav…