Tim Turner: UK news spotlight - advertising, reforms, AI

Where is the UK data protection reform headed? How are we to deal with behavioural advertising in the context of sports betting and gambling? Will the UK stay clear of regulating or supervising AI à la EU? 

Tim Turner has worked on Data Protection, Freedom of Information (FOI) and Information Rights law since 2001. He started at the Information Commissioner’s Office as a Policy Manager on FOI issues. After that, he was a Data Protection & FOI Officer for two councils and then an Information Governance Manager for an NHS (National Health Service) organisation. He has been offering data protection training and consultancy since 2011. Also, Tim is the author of the very popular DPO Daily newsletter and LinkedIn feed. 

References:

• Tim Turner on LinkedIn

• 2040 Training

• The DPO Daily on LinkedIn

• ICO: Action taken against Sky Betting and Gaming for using cookies without consent

• UK betting giants under fire for ads targeting at-risk gamblers (The Guardian)

• UK Data Reform: What’s Proposed (Bird & Bird)

• Stephen Almond (ICO): data protection laws as a primary tool for AI governance (Masters of Privacy)