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Published: 3 March 2025
This is the ODPA's monthly round-up of data-related developments from around the world.
On 1 February, UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) had put "child sexual abuse on steroids", as she announced a new ban on AI tools which can create child sexual abuse material: AI-generated child sex abuse images targeted with new laws - BBC News
On 3 February, British newspaper the Telegraph revealed how flawed assessments and record keeping had impacted the life of an Alzheimer’s patient refused tens of thousands of pounds for care: Alzheimer’s patient lost life savings over NHS’s ‘cut and paste’ blunder
On 4 February, the BBC reported that a family were left without a home for several days after Barclays was hit by a technical issues while she was completing the purchase of a new house: Barclays bank outage leaves Leicestershire family without a home - BBC News
On 10 February, British newspaper the Guardian reported on the opening exchanges of a global summit in Paris attended by political leaders, tech executives and experts. French President Emmanuel Macron promoted the event by posting a montage of deepfake images of himself on Instagram, including a video of 'him' dancing in a disco with various 1980s hairstyles, in a tongue-in-cheek reference to the technology’s capabilities: Macron posts montage of deepfakes of himself to promote Paris AI summit – video | Emmanuel Macron | The Guardian
On 11 February, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued an updated response to the Data (Use and Access) (DUA) Bill, following its passage through the House of Lords. The ICO's statement addresses the amendments made during the Lords stage and comments on significant areas of debate. Information Commissioner’s updated response to the Data (Use and Access) (DUA) Bill | ICO
On 11 February, the BBC revealed that an international law firm has blocked general access to several artificial intelligence (AI) tools after it found a "significant increase in usage" by its staff: Law firm restricts AI after 'significant' staff use - BBC News
On 17 February, news agency Reuters reported that South Korea's data protection authority had suspended new downloads of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek in the country after DeepSeek acknowledged failing to take into account some of the agency's rules on protecting personal data: https://www.reuters.com/technology/south-koreas-data-protection-authority-suspends-local-service-deepseek-2025-02-17/
On 21 February, Apple took the unprecedented step of removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded access to user data: Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row - BBC News
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