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.
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