Data & Privacy Matters: Legal Updates – June 2024

Camille Ebden

11/07/2024

Matthew Gregson

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Tune in to the action-packed latest episode of Fieldfisher's new Data & Privacy Matters podcast, as Camille Ebden, Matthew Gregson and James Lim look at the key data and privacy news from June 2024.

The episode kicks off with a discussion of the latest on EU AI Act (which is expected to enter into force on 1 August 2024), followed by exploring the reaction to Meta's announced plans to train its AI products on UK and EU users' personal data, and the swift decision to pause those plans. The team touch on the potential impact of the UK election on data and privacy, before discussing the data breaches suffered by Ticketmaster, the UK Post Office and the NHS.

Next up the episode considers two European Court of Justice cases on data breach damages, followed by a summary of the enforcement decision against Avanza bank by the Swedish data protection authority for sending sensitive financial and account data to Meta via incorrect configuration of Meta's marketing pixel.

The team reflects on new EDPS guidance on generative AI for European Union institutions; the EDPB's opinion regarding a code of conduct for clinical research service providers; and the European Commission's opening of a consultation on the EU’s Network and Information Systems 2 Directive (NIS2). Turning back to the UK, the episode explores the ICO's now published decision into Snap Inc’s “My AI” chatbot and the ICO's announcement of a review of its public sector approach.

The podcast explores key developments from the US, including updates on the American Privacy Rights Act, new US state privacy laws and a step forward for the Swiss-US Data Protection Framework. The episode is wrapped up with mention of Apple's delay on rolling out new AI features in the EU; plus noyb's complaints against Microsoft regarding the processing of children's data in its 365 education services.

With the volume of continuous developments in the data and privacy ecosystem, it can be hard to stay on top of the key news stories. This is a must-listen podcast to catch up on notable data and privacy news in the past month and consider what your business or organisation needs to be doing in response.

Source of the news discussed:

EU AI Act

AI Update

Election