OFT to investigate firms' use of consumer data
Office of Fair Trading to look into legality of personalised prices
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched an investigation into the extent to which businesses are using customer data to target consumers with personalised prices. In July, Computing looked into...
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Record numbers of businesses using AI-based systems to hire and fire staff
David Sant, commercial solicitor specialising in data and technology at Harper James Solicitors, warns that employers joining the AI revolution need to be increasingly mindful of the laws surrounding workers’ rights as sign-up sky-rockets during the pandemic...
Indian government asks Twitter and other platforms to take down critical Covid-19 related posts
The orders come as daily infection statistics made a world record last week
EU reveals proposals to regulate AI technology
AI systems that pose a clear threat, including those that manipulate human behaviour, opinions or decisions or enable 'social scoring' will be prohibited under the guidelines
UK orders national-security probe of Nvidia-Arm deal
It would be appropriate to 'properly consider the national security implications of a transaction like this', says Oliver Dowden
Facebook data leak incident: Irish regulator must step up to the plate, says French minister
If not, France will 'have to draw some conclusions about the European data protection framework'
