Beyond our Shores - September

On 1 September 2024, Privacy Laws & Business published an analysis of the UK’s new Labour government’s proposed Digital Information and Smart Data Bill. “Will it deliver a digital revolution or simply some pragmatic tweaking to align the UK more closely with the EU’s digital strategy?”: UK Report September 2024 - The new government’s strategy – a Labour of (digital) love? (privacylaws.com)

On 3 September 2024, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined Clearview A - a US firm providing facial recognition services to intelligence agencies and law enforcement - €30.5 million for illegally building a database with over 30 billion photos:  Dutch Supervisory Authority imposes a fine on Clearview because of illegal data collection for facial recognition | European Data Protection Board (europa.eu)

On 9 September 2024, the Telegraph reported that 26,000 PwC employees in the UK have been informed of plans to start monitoring their working location: The full costs of telling people to work from home are only now becoming clear (telegraph.co.uk)

On 17 September 2024, social media platform Instagram announced that it was overhauling the way it works for teenagers, promising more "built-in protections" for young people and added controls and reassurance for parents: Instagram gives parents more control over teen accounts - BBC News

On 24 September 2024, adverts for Nike and Sky have been banned by the regulator for using “dark pattern” tactics designed to lead consumers to unintentionally spend money: ASA bans adverts for Nike and Sky for using ‘dark pattern’ tactics | Advertising | The Guardian

On 27 September 2024, Irish Data Protection Commission fines Facebook parent company Meta 91 million euros after password storage investigation: Irish Data Protection Commission fines Meta Ireland €91 million | 27/09/2024 | Data Protection Commission