"Examining the Possibility of Enhancing GDPR's 'Automated Decision Opt-Out' Without Negative Impact on Users"
The Center for Data Innovation has confirmed a roundtable discussion on the topic of automated decision-making (ADM) and user protections. The event, set to take place on October 15, 2021, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM GMT, will be held on Twitter.
The discussion will focus on the UK Government's consultation, launched in September, regarding the reform of Britain's data laws. The government is considering changes to Article 22 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which concerns the right to opt-out of automated decision-making.
The consultation aims to remove barriers to responsible innovation and reduce burdens on business, while maintaining important safeguards for data subjects. The potential changes to Article 22, as implemented in the UK’s new Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA), will broaden lawful bases for ADM and increase flexibility, while maintaining safeguards such as human review, contestability, and transparency.
Key changes include expanded lawful bases for ADM, stronger safeguards, enhanced regulation of special category data, new statutory codes and monitoring, and a framework for oversight and enforcement. The DUAA recognizes the value of ADM and AI for innovation and efficiency, while ensuring meaningful human involvement in automated decisions to prevent unfair or opaque outcomes.
The roundtable discussion will be moderated by Ben Mueller, Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Data Innovation. Speakers include Jonathan Kirsop, Partner at Pinsent Masons LLP; Omer Tene, a Partner at Goodwin Procter and former VP at the International Association of Privacy Professionals; Kristian Stout, Director of Innovation Policy at the International Center for Law & Economics; Isabelle de Pauw, Data Policy at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; and Andrew Orlowski, Technology Commentator and Columnist at The Daily Telegraph.
The discussion will consider whether the benefits of automation can be encouraged without weakening user protections. It will also explore if there are other ways to maintain citizens' rights than by banning the principle of automated decision-making.
To join the discussion, follow @DataInnovation on Twitter. For more information, visit the Center for Data Innovation's website.
- The Center for Data Innovation will moderate a roundtable discussion on automated decision-making (ADM) and user protections regarding the reform of Britain's data laws, focusing on changes to Article 22 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- The UK Government's consultation aims to remove barriers to responsible innovation, reduce burdens on business, and maintain important safeguards for data subjects under the new Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA).
- Key changes in the DUAA broaden lawful bases for ADM, strengthen safeguards, enhance regulation of special category data, create statutory codes and monitoring, and establish a framework for oversight and enforcement.
- The discussion will involve speakers such as Jonathan Kirsop, Omer Tene, Kristian Stout, Isabelle de Pauw, and Andrew Orlowski, addressing whether to encourage automation benefits without weakening user protections and exploring alternative methods to maintain citizens' rights.
- The event, scheduled for October 15, 2021, from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM GMT on Twitter, falls under the realm of policy-and-legislation and general-news, covering topics like data, privacy, AI, technology, and innovation.
- To participate in the roundtable discussion, follow @DataInnovation on Twitter, or visit the Center for Data Innovation's website for more details.
