Frank Hersey

London

Data Privacy and Security Reporter at MLex Market Insight

Data privacy & security reporter for @MLexclusive Ex digital ID reporter @BiometricUpdate, @id169podcast; @BBCNews, @France24 West Africa, China tech

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UK’s Ofcom begins online safety investigation into unnamed suicide forum

2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Frank Hersey

By Frank Hersey ( April 10, 2025, 10:02 GMT | Insight) -- The first investigation under the UK’s Online Safety Act is into a suicide forum. Ofcom is investigating the service’s provider as to whether it has failed to comply with requirements to carry out a risk assessment, its duties around illegal content and content reporting and complaints procedures, as well as whether it has accurately responded to a legally binding request for the risk assessment. Ofcom is not naming the forum.
Big Tech tax, online safety not in US-UK tariff talks, UK trade minister says

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Frank Hersey |Patrícia Figueiredo

By Frank Hersey and Patricia Figueiredo ( April 3, 2025, 15:03 GMT | Insight) -- Offers to US Big Tech companies of digital services tax concessions and weakened online safety enforcement are not part of UK trade discussions with Washington, business and trade minister Jonathan Reynolds has told concerned lawmakers. He emphasized that talks focus on goods, services and standards.
Big Tech tax, online safety not in US-UK tariff talks, UK trade minister says (update*)

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Frank Hersey |Patrícia Figueiredo

By Frank Hersey and Patricia Figueiredo ( April 3, 2025, 15:03 GMT | Insight) -- Offers to US Big Tech companies of digital services tax concessions and weakened online safety enforcement are not part of UK trade discussions with Washington, business and trade minister Jonathan Reynolds has told concerned lawmakers. He emphasized that talks focus on goods, services and standards.
Don’t expect mature AI standards until tech is 'more disruptive,' UK institute says

1 month ago | mlex.com | Frank Hersey

By Frank Hersey ( March 18, 2025, 18:04 GMT | Insight) -- Mature standards on the applications for AI currently deployed should not be expected when developers are looking ahead to far more disruptive technologies, said the director of the UK AI Security Institute today.
EU AI project will 'fall apart' without standards, says EU's Viola

1 month ago | mlex.com | Frank Hersey

By Frank Hersey ( March 17, 2025, 14:55 GMT | Insight) -- Aspects of the EU AI Act could be simplified based on industry consultation said the director of the European Commission’s digital department, Roberto Viola.
UK government ditches AI copyright protection proposals from data bill

1 month ago | mlex.com | Frank Hersey

By Frank Hersey ( March 11, 2025, 18:33 GMT | Insight) -- Proposed changes to the UK data reform bill inserted by lawmakers have been removed again by the government, including protections for rights holders from their work being scraped for AI model training and requirements on transparency.
UK consumer powers to focus first on 'egregious' breaches, says antitrust chief

1 month ago | mlex.com | Frank Hersey |Jon Menon

By Frank Hersey and Jon Menon ( March 10, 2025, 14:46 GMT | Insight) -- The UK’s new consumer powers will focus early enforcement on only the most egregious breaches of the law as it adopts a “phased approach,” to give companies more time to adapt to the changes and engage with the regulator, the country’s top antitrust enforcer said.
XVideos loses appeal on ad duty as porn sites report falling visitor numbers

1 month ago | mlex.com | Júlia Tar |Frank Hersey

By Júlia Tar and Frank Hersey ( March 6, 2025, 18:17 GMT | Insight) -- WebGroup Czech Republic has lost its appeal for its pornography site XVideos to be temporarily exempted from requirements under the Digital Services Act to publish a repository of its advertisers. The EU’s top court rejected the appeal, which was made as the court considers WGCR’s main appeal against the imposition of the repository duty on it, part of the European Commission designating it a Very Large Online Platform.
UK AI-based regulation platform to launch with Ofwat, Ofgem

1 month ago | mlex.com | Frank Hersey

By Frank Hersey ( March 3, 2025, 16:44 GMT | Insight) -- The UK regulators for water and energy suppliers will be the first to use an AI platform being specifically designed to enable regulators to identify their problems, find ways to address the issues and collaborate.
DeepSeek under scrutiny by UK privacy watchdog over data concerns

1 month ago | mlex.com | Frank Hersey

By Frank Hersey ( February 24, 2025, 12:40 GMT | Insight) -- DeepSeek is being investigated by the UK privacy watchdog over data protection concerns. The Information Commissioner’s Office joins regulators in a growing list of countries seeking answers from the Chinese AI developer, including Germany, South Korea, Italy, Australia and India.DeepSeek has been asked to explain how it protects the data of UK residents, the country's privacy regulator has told MLex....