The possible enhancement of GDPR's 'Opt-Out from Automated Decisions' without causing harm to users?
The digital landscape is abuzz with an upcoming discussion on the potential reforms to Article 22 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which governs the right to opt-out of automated decision-making. This conversation, scheduled to take place on Twitter, aims to shed light on feasible and desirable changes that could strike a balance between the benefits of automated decision-making (ADM) and enhanced user protections.
The UK Government has shown interest in reforming Article 22, following a consultation launched in September. Key proposed changes include clarifying the scope and definitions of ADM, revising exceptions to the prohibition on solely automated decisions, strengthening transparency requirements, ensuring genuine human intervention rights, regulating special categories of personal data more strictly, and establishing clearer standards and guidance on algorithmic fairness, bias mitigation, explainability, and remedy mechanisms.
The Twitter discussion can be joined using the hashtag #ourwebsite. Notable speakers include Andrew Orlowski, Technology Commentator and Columnist at The Daily Telegraph, Isabelle de Pauw, Data Policy at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Kristian Stout, Director of Innovation Policy at the International Center for Law & Economics, Omer Tene, a Partner at Goodwin Procter and former VP at the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Ben Mueller, Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Data Innovation (who will be the moderator), and Jonathan Kirsop, Partner at Pinsent Masons LLP.
The discussion, hosted by the Center for Data Innovation, is set to take place on October 15, 2021, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (EDT) or 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM (GMT). The focus will be on the purpose, flaws, and fitness of Article 22 in the digital age, with the aim of enhancing clarity, transparency, human oversight, and fairness safeguards, reflecting technological advances and recent jurisprudence.
This discussion promises to be a valuable opportunity for stakeholders to engage in a meaningful dialogue about the future of automated decision-making in the UK, balancing the benefits of efficiency and innovation with the need for robust data subject rights protection.
- The digital landscape is engaging in a discourse about the potential modifications to Article 22 of the GDPR, focusing on the right to opt-out of automated decision-making (ADM), with the ambition to balance the advantages of ADM and increased user protections.
- The UK Government has initiated the process of reforming Article 22 after a consultation launched in September, proposing changes such as clarifying ADM definitions, strengthening transparency requirements, and establishing clearer standards for algorithmic fairness and remedy mechanisms.
- Scheduled to take place on Twitter using the hashtag #ourwebsite, the discussion on October 15 (3:00 PM GMT) will include speakers like Andrew Orlowski, Isabelle de Pauw, Kristian Stout, Omer Tene, Ben Mueller (moderator), and Jonathan Kirsop, addressing the purpose, flaws, and applicability of Article 22 in the digital age.
- The conversation, hosted by the Center for Data Innovation, will emphasize the need for enhancing clarity, transparency, human oversight, and fairness safeguards in ADM, taking into account technological advancements and recent jurisprudence.
- This dialogue offers a significant platform for stakeholders to collaborate on shaping the future of ADM in the UK, ensuring a balance between leveraging efficiency and innovation while upholding strong data subject rights protection.
