The DPA Age Verification & Internet Safety Working Group has responded to the ICO’s consultation on the draft ‘Age Appropriate Design: A Code of Practice for Online Services’ (https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/ico-and-stakeholder-consultations/age-appropriate-design-a-code-of-practice-for-online-services/).
Category Archives: Publications
Cyber Security Working Group Primer: Cyber Insurance as a Catalyst for Good Security Practice
On Monday 13th May, the DPA launched its primer on the topic of ‘Cyber Insurance as a Catalyst for Best Practice’, which has been developed by the Cyber Security Working Group with input from across the cyber security and insurance industry. The document stresses that, due a confluence of factors, the cyber insurance market is […]
DPA Response to HM Treasury Competition Expert Panel Call for Evidence
The DPA Competition Policy Group has responded to the Call for Evidence from the HM Treasury Competition Expert Panel at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/digital-competition-expert-panel-call-for-evidence.
DPA Submission to the Science & Technology Committee Inquiry: Impact of social media and screen-use on young people’s health
The Age Verification & Internet Safety Group has made a submission to the Science and Technology Committee Inquiry: Impact of social media and screen-use on young people’s health.
Second Briefing for Parliamentarians: Online Pornography: Outstanding issues with implementation of the Digital Economy Act 2017
Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (the Act) provides for the regulation, through age-verification, of online pornography with the primary purpose being the protection of children from pornographic content online. In order to ensure that the legislation is effective in practice, it is vital that the Regulations, and Guidance from the Age Verification […]
DPA Response to European Commission Conference: Shaping Competition Policy in the Era of Digitisation – Panel 2: Digital Platforms’ Market Power
The DPA Competition Policy Working Group has responded to the European Commission Conference: Shaping Competition Policy in the Era of Digitisation – Panel 2: Digital Platforms’ Market Power (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/scp19/).
DPA Response to European Commission Conference: Shaping Competition Policy in the Era of Digitisation – Panel 1: Competition, Data, Privacy, and AI
The DPA Smart Society Working Group has responded to the European Commission Conference: Shaping Competition Policy in the Era of Digitisation – Panel 1: Competition, Data, Privacy and AI (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/scp19/).
DPA Response to ICO Call for Evidence on Age Appropriate Design Code
The DPA Age Verification & Internet Safety Working Group has responded to the ICO’s call for evidence on the Age Appropriate Design Code (https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/ico-and-stakeholder-consultations/call-for-evidence-age-appropriate-design-code/).
Briefing for Parliamentarians: Online Pornography: Outstanding issues with implementation of the Digital Economy Act 2017
Parliamentarians will know that Part 3 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (the Act) provides for the regulation, through age-verification, of online pornography with the primary purpose being the protection of children from pornographic content online. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has been confirmed as the regulator to oversee these measures, under guidance, […]
DPA Response to the DCMS Open Consultation: Developing the UK cyber security profession
The DPA 21st Century Skills Working Group has responded to the DCMS Open Consultation: Developing the UK cyber security profession (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/developing-the-uk-cyber-security-profession).