Lexology January 21, 2020
As the technological and information age accelerates, we are likely to see more sharing of data between public bodies and companies in the UK. In this article, Ryan Dunleavy and Francesca Bugg of our specialist Media Disputes team look at the increasing overlap in data processing by state and corporate entities.
Learning Records Service
Sometimes this is accidental, and can have disastrous results. A few days ago, for instance, the Department for Education referred itself to the UK’s data privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), over revelations that a database containing the personal data of about 28 million children was made available to companies that work in the gambling industry. Betting companies used the data to try to increase...