{"id":44667,"date":"2022-01-04T15:41:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T15:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/32960\/John-Edwards-Takes-The-Reins-At-The-UKs-Data-Protection-Watchdog.html"},"modified":"2022-01-04T15:41:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T15:41:30","slug":"john-edwards-takes-the-reins-at-the-uks-data-protection-watchdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/john-edwards-takes-the-reins-at-the-uks-data-protection-watchdog\/","title":{"rendered":"John Edwards Takes The Reins At The UK&#8217;s Data Protection Watchdog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Information Commissioner&#8217;s Office has confirmed that former New Zealand privacy commissioner John Edwards has started his new role as the UK&#8217;s Information Commissioner.<\/p>\n<p>Top of his in-tray will be helping the government square the EU&#8217;s data protection rules with its desire to create a new, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/08\/26\/uk_privacy_law_shakeup_information_commissioner\/\" rel=\"noopener\">more &#8220;pro-innovation&#8221; regime<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Well before he started his new job, Edwards promised it could be done. &#8220;The United Kingdom is entitled to take Fleetwood Mac&#8217;s advice and &#8216;Go your Own Way&#8217;,&#8221; he said in September, citing the soft rock supergroup. &#8220;Ensuring the mutual respect of different legal and cultural traditions\u2026 lead to different expressions of the same objective,&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/09\/13\/new_uk_ico_promises_to\/\" rel=\"noopener\">he said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YdUJ51zG0DETQN9@fXrd4QAAAI8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YdUJ51zG0DETQN9@fXrd4QAAAI8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>While legal experts have warned of the dangers of the UK straying too far from the EU&#8217;s General Data Protection Directive \u2013 or risking the adequacy decision which currently allows data sharing between the UK and the EU to support business as usual \u2013 his message is don&#8217;t stop believing.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YdUJ51zG0DETQN9@fXrd4QAAAI8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YdUJ51zG0DETQN9@fXrd4QAAAI8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YdUJ51zG0DETQN9@fXrd4QAAAI8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YdUJ51zG0DETQN9@fXrd4QAAAI8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>According to a pre-canned quote announcing his official arrival, he sees his role as working &#8220;with those to whom we entrust our data so they are able to respect our privacy with ease whilst still reaping the benefits of data-driven innovation,&#8221; a line very much in step with the government&#8217;s desire to &#8220;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/1022315\/Data_Reform_Consultation_Document__Accessible_.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">create a more pro-growth and pro-innovation data regime<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The government&#8217;s consultation on its new proposals for new data protection laws has also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/09\/10\/right_to_contest_automated_ai_uk_consult\/\" rel=\"noopener\">provoked alarm among data privacy and ethics campaigners<\/a> based on its proposals to remove individual&#8217;s rights to challenge decisions made about them by AI.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YdUJ51zG0DETQN9@fXrd4QAAAI8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YdUJ51zG0DETQN9@fXrd4QAAAI8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>The chorus of disapproval was joined by UK&#8217;s National Data Guardian, who oversees how health data can be used in the UK, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/11\/23\/uk_automated_decision_making\/\" rel=\"noopener\">who expressed &#8220;significant concerns&#8221; 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In the role since 2016, Denham used her last months to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/10\/07\/outgoing_ico_warns_independence_of_role\/\" rel=\"noopener\">offer a warning<\/a> about the future independence of the ICO.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Despite&#8230; broad support for the proposals to reform the ICO&#8217;s constitution, there are some important specific proposals where I have strong concerns because of their risk to regulatory independence,&#8221; Denham said in October.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For the future ICO to be able to hold the government to account, it is vital its governance model preserves its independence and is workable, within the context of the framework set by Parliament and with effective accountability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Edwards was unable to quash the, erm, rumours [<i>really?<\/i> \u2013 ed] that the ICO&#8217;s independence was under threat, but did say: &#8220;Privacy is a right, not a privilege. 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