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A few coincidences to note today. Here is one unrelated event: Elizabeth Denham of @ICOnews is appearing before @CommonsDCMS next Tuesday, being questions about a range of concerns about their work:
In an entirely unrelated event, @ICOnews today decided to “restart” their investigation into the #Adtech industry, after they closed our Complaint last Autumn.
Unrelatedly, the ICO faces questions on this on Tuesday. https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2021/01/adtech-investigation-resumes/
Unrelatedly, the ICO faces questions on this on Tuesday. https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2021/01/adtech-investigation-resumes/
The ICO closing our Complaint, and then reopening their investigation, is ridiculous.
Did they resolve our Complaint? clearly not, if they need to keep investigating. This hollows out any meaning for Complaints, if the ICO is allowed to do this. https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/ico-investigates-adtech-without-org-complaint/
Did they resolve our Complaint? clearly not, if they need to keep investigating. This hollows out any meaning for Complaints, if the ICO is allowed to do this. https://www.openrightsgroup.org/press-releases/ico-investigates-adtech-without-org-complaint/
The @ICOnews needs to answer a lot of questions, to @CommonsDCMS: We outlined some of these last year: https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/parliament-must-hold-the-ico-to-account/
Question one for @CommonsDCMS: Why do the ICO’s fines nearly wholly target data leaks, spam, and robocalls?
In other words, why are the hard issues like #adtech so often avoided, or at best result in enforcement notices only, even when the GDPR breaches are very serious, as with @Experian?
Q2 for @CommonsDCMS Why is the ICO silent when the Government fails to respect citizens’ data rights?
The @ICOnews really has ducked challenging the Government during the pandemic. Why? Other DP authorities with the same powers have held their Governments’ to account.
Q3 for @CommonsDCMS Why did the ICO do nothing to tackle automated A-level results?
This was really bad. The @ICOnews could have stopped the whole thing, if it wanted or believed it was needed.
This was really bad. The @ICOnews could have stopped the whole thing, if it wanted or believed it was needed.
Q4 for @CommonsDCMS Why has the ICO failed to draw the line on profiling by political parties?
Is this another difficult question @ICOnews has decided to duck?
Is this another difficult question @ICOnews has decided to duck?
Q5 for @CommonsDCMS Why is the ICO delaying enforcement in the Adtech industry, while other DPAs are litigating?
Reminder: Investigating as announced today is not litigating.
Reminder: Investigating as announced today is not litigating.
Q6 for @CommonsDCMS If the ICO is seen as ineffective or unaccountable, how will this impact an EU adequacy decision?
The @ICOnews really does not look like it is doing its job. This may jeopardise future adequacy decisions, expected in six months.
The @ICOnews really does not look like it is doing its job. This may jeopardise future adequacy decisions, expected in six months.
@CommonsDCMS say:
“MPs are expected to raise a number of issues … including ongoing concerns about the use of personal data in targeted online advertising and the privacy of technology designed to tackle the coronavirus pandemic such as NHS Test and Trace or the Covid-19 app.”
“MPs are expected to raise a number of issues … including ongoing concerns about the use of personal data in targeted online advertising and the privacy of technology designed to tackle the coronavirus pandemic such as NHS Test and Trace or the Covid-19 app.”
So hopefully some of these concerns will be aired. We’re waiting and hoping.
