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ICO blog considers future of data ethics in the UK

Published on: 22 June 2021
Published by LNB News

LNB News 22/06/2021

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Issue Date: 22 June 2021

Published Date: 22 June 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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Executive Director for Technology Policy and Innovation at the Information Commissioner’s Office, Simon McDougall, has written a blog piece on the future of data ethics. He reflects on the fact that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has further brought the debate on where the overlap and potential conflict between the GDPR’s legal and ethical principles into focus, due to ‘innovation around personal data usage at every stage of the crisis.’

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