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<p>This is ORG's Policy Update for the week
beginning 30/10/2017. </p>
<p>If you are reading this online, you can also
subscribe to the <a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="https://lists.openrightsgroup.org/listinfo/parliamentary.monitor"
moz-do-not-send="true">email version or
unsubscribe</a>. </p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline"
id="ORG.E2.80.99s_work">ORG’s work</span></h2>
<ul>
<li>ORG is running a petition against the
Government’s proposals to criminalise repeated
viewing of online terrorist propaganda and
compelling internet companies to police their
own networks. <a rel="nofollow" class="external
text"
href="https://action.openrightsgroup.org/censorship-and-control-are-not-answer-extremism"
moz-do-not-send="true">Sign the petition here!</a></li>
<li>Join us for ORGCon 2017 this weekend -
Saturday 4 November at Friends House on Euston
Road in London and Sunday 5 November at Theater
Delicatessen in Liverpool Street. This year is
all about the Digital Fightback. Speakers
include Graham Linehan, Noel Sharkey, Helen
Lewis, Jamie Bartlett and Nanjira Sambuli. <a
rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://orgcon.openrightsgroup.org/"
moz-do-not-send="true">You can buy the tickets
here</a> or on the door. We are looking
forward to seeing you there!</li>
</ul>
<p>Planned local group events: </p>
<ul>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://www.meetup.com/ORG-Cambridge/events/243809653/?_cookie-check=G0Ea0u1ZOdmm-_eD"
moz-do-not-send="true">ORG Cambridge</a> will
have their monthly meetup on 7 November. Join
them for a discussion on the current state of
digital rights, what they have done in the past
month, and what they are planning to do in the
upcoming months.</li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Official_meetings">Official
meetings</span></h2>
<ul>
<li>Jim Killock and Myles Jackman attended a
roundtable on age verification.</li>
<li>Javier Ruiz gave evidence to the Parliament’s
Committee on Artificial Intelligence on 1
November. You can watch the session <a
rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/97835f12-45c8-437b-9fc4-c23c2de0b7cb"
moz-do-not-send="true">here</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="UK_Parliament">UK
Parliament</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline"
id="First_DPBill_debate_in_the_HoL_Committee">First
DPBill debate in the HoL Committee</span></h3>
<p>The Data Protection Bill (DPBill) was debated in
the Committee in the House of Lords for the first
time this week. The Committee will have six
sittings in total and the next one is scheduled
for 6 November. </p>
<p>Peers debated the first set of <a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2017-2019/0066/18066-I%28Rev%29.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">amendments</a> (pdf) and
predominantly focused on <a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-labour-eu-rights-charter-scrap-tory-government-lords-uk-law-david-davis-theresa-may-a8023841.html?utm_source=POLITICO.EU&utm_campaign=e02183f9f3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_10959edeb5-e02183f9f3-189898533"
moz-do-not-send="true">the impact of Brexit</a>
on the Bill. The full transcript is available from
here - <a rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2017-10-30a.1161.2&s=data+protection+bill#g1174.0"
moz-do-not-send="true">1</a>, <a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2017-10-30a.1185.7&s=data+protection+bill"
moz-do-not-send="true">2</a>, <a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2017-10-30a.1203.2&s=data+protection+bill#g1232.0"
moz-do-not-send="true">3</a>, <a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2017-10-30a.1251.0&s=data+protection+bill#g1265.0"
moz-do-not-send="true">4</a>. </p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2017-2019/0066/18066%28f%29.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">Labour and Lib Dem
amendments</a> implementing Article 80(2)
allowing independent privacy bodies bring
complaints on behalf of consumers without the need
of a named data subject are likely to be debated
in one of the last sessions. </p>
<p>While the Lib Dem amendment would cover both
processing of data which applies under the General
Data Protection Regulation and outside of it, the
Labour amendment only covers the processing of
data under the GDPR. </p>
<p>The next Committee session will see the
provisions on processing of data for immigration
purposes debated. The draft Bill removes any
obligation on the collector to provide information
to the individual, before during, or after
collection, or to abide by the seven data
protection principles. The exemption also removes
the right for the individual to request the
information held about them from a data
controller. <a rel="nofollow" class="external
text"
href="https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2017-2019/0066/18066-II.pdf"
moz-do-not-send="true">Amendments</a> (pdf) have
been tabled to address these issues. </p>
<p>Clause 15, which would <a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="https://ukconstitutionallaw.org/2017/09/28/oliver-butler-the-data-protection-bill-and-public-authority-powers-to-process-personal-data-resurrecting-clause-152-of-the-coroners-and-justice-bill-2009"
moz-do-not-send="true">allow the Secretary of
State to pass regulations to create new legal
bases for sharing personal data</a> about
citizens, is likely to be debated too. This fly's
in the face of the debates on data sharing during
the passage of the Digital Economy Act, and
appears to <a rel="nofollow" class="external
text"
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Clause_152"
moz-do-not-send="true">bring back the
"information sharing orders" from Labour's
Coroners and Justice Bill</a>. </p>
<p>Other issues such as the <a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="http://amberhawk.typepad.com/amberhawk/2017/10/dp-bills-new-immigration-exemption-can-put-eu-citizens-seeking-a-right-to-remain-at-considerable-dis.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">missing “representative”
of foreign companies</a> in the UK will also be
debated since an amendment correcting the issue
has been tabled already. </p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Europe">Europe</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline"
id="European_Parliament_calls_for_protection_of_whistleblowers">European
Parliament calls for protection of
whistleblowers</span></h3>
<p>The European Parliament adopted a <a
rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2017-0402"
moz-do-not-send="true">resolution calling on the
European Commission to propose legislation
protecting whistleblowers</a>in the European
Union. </p>
<p>In the resolution, the European Parliament
recognised the essential role that whistleblowers
play in our society, as well as the need to
protect them. The resolution has been adopted as a
result of many EU Member States not offering
protection to whistleblowers or the right to
preserve their anonymity. </p>
<p><br>
The resolution calls for the adoption of
legitimate measures to protect whistleblowers
acting in the public interest when disclosing the
confidential information of companies and public
bodies. It calls on the European Commission to
propose an EU Directive by the end of 2017. </p>
<p>The text should grant a high level of protection
to whistleblowers, as well as incentivise others
to contribute to the fight for transparency and
accountability. </p>
<p>The resolution contains a broad definition of
“whistleblower”, referring to anybody who reports
information in the public interest. It calls on
the Commission to establish a system allowing them
to expose wrongdoing either within the
organisation or directly to the appropriate public
authorities, non-governmental organisations or the
media. </p>
<p>The Parliament also called for penalties and
sanctions for retaliation against whistleblowers.
Additionally, MEPs envisaged establishing
independent bodies in Member States to advise
potential whistleblowers on their legal situation
and a similar body at the EU level. </p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline"
id="Questions_in_the_UK_Parliament">Questions in
the UK Parliament</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline"
id="Question_on_biometrics">Question on
biometrics</span></h3>
<p><a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Chi_Onwurah_MP"
title="Chi Onwurah MP" class="mw-redirect"
moz-do-not-send="true">Chi Onwurah MP</a> <a
rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2017-10-23.109028.h&s=privacy#g109028.r0"
moz-do-not-send="true">asked</a> the Secretary
of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport,
what guidance the Government has provided on the
capture, manipulation and storage of facial images
and associated data in facial recognition systems.
Onwurah further enquired what regulations cover
such capture, manipulation, and storage. </p>
<p><a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Matthew_Hancock_MP"
title="Matthew Hancock MP"
moz-do-not-send="true">Matthew Hancock MP</a>
responded that the Information Commissioner is
responsible for administering and enforcing
information rights. It is also the Information
Commissioner’s Office who issue guidance and
advice to individuals and organisations. </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline"
id="Question_on_intellectual_property">Question
on intellectual property</span></h3>
<p><a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Ian_Murray_MP"
title="Ian Murray MP" moz-do-not-send="true">Ian
Murray MP</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external
text"
href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2017-10-23.108995.h&s=%22intellectual+property%22"
moz-do-not-send="true">asked</a> the Secretary
of State for Business, Energy and Industrial
Strategy, what actions the Department has taken to
ensure that owners of registered and unregistered
community design rights maintain that protection
when the UK leaves the EU. </p>
<p><a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Jo_Johnson_MP"
title="Jo Johnson MP" moz-do-not-send="true">Jo
Johnson MP</a> responded that they are exploring
various options and they are discussing them with
users of the system to establish the best way
forward. </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline"
id="Question_pupils.E2.80.99_personal_records">Question
pupils’ personal records</span></h3>
<p>Darren Jones <a rel="nofollow" class="external
text"
href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2017-10-18.108573.h&s=%22data+protection%22#g108573.r0"
moz-do-not-send="true">asked</a> the Secretary
of State for Education, what the criteria are for
refusing current and former school pupils subject
access requests for personal confidential data in
the National Pupil Database. Jones further
inquired what steps they are taking to ensure
compliance with the General Data Protection
Regulation. </p>
<p>Nick Gibb responded that under section 7 of the <a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Data_Protection_Act_1998"
title="Data Protection Act 1998"
moz-do-not-send="true">Data Protection Act 1998</a>
(DPA), an individual has the right to ask an
organisation to provide them with personal
confidential information they hold which
identifies them and, in certain circumstances, a
parent can make such a request on behalf of a
child. </p>
<p>The Department will review the policies and
processes associated with Subject Access Requests.
</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline"
id="Question_on_hate_crime">Question on hate
crime</span></h3>
<p>Baroness Gale <a rel="nofollow" class="external
text"
href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2017-10-23.HL2330.h&s=Digital+Government#gHL2330.r0"
moz-do-not-send="true">asked</a> the Government,
what work they are doing with industry to tackle
hate crime and what measures are being developed
to tackle such abuse. She further inquired when
such measures will be implemented. </p>
<p>Lord Lee of Trafford responded that the Hate
Crime Action Plan was launched in July 2016. This
plan sets out a range of non-legislative responses
including counter-narrative activity and
collaborative work with the Internet industry to
identify ways to reduce the harm caused by hate
crime online. </p>
<p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and
Sport are consulting on introducing a social media
code of practice as part of the Internet Safety
Strategy. </p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline"
id="Question_on_protection_of_NHS_data">Question
on protection of NHS data</span></h3>
<p>Chris Green MP <a rel="nofollow" class="external
text"
href="https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2017-10-24.109214.h&s=Digital+Government#g109214.r0"
moz-do-not-send="true">asked</a> the Secretary
of State for Health, what steps they are taking to
improve the recording and sharing of NHS data to
assist to improve care for patients and scientific
research. </p>
<p><a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Jackie_Doyle-Price_MP"
title="Jackie Doyle-Price MP"
moz-do-not-send="true">Jackie Doyle-Price MP</a>
responded that NHS England is working with NHS
Digital to develop an information governance
framework which will help health and social care
organisations to clearly describe activities that
require data, justify the legal basis underpinning
any data sharing, and provide assurance around how
the data will be protected. </p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline"
id="ORG_media_coverage">ORG media coverage</span></h2>
<p><i>See <a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/ORG_Press_Coverage"
title="ORG Press Coverage"
moz-do-not-send="true">ORG Press Coverage</a>
for full details.</i> </p>
<dl>
<dt>2017-10-26-Wirth Consulting-<a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="http://wirthconsulting.org/2017/10/26/epson-said-to-be-using-ebays-trusted-status-to-have-ink-cartridges-removed-from-sales-listings/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Epson Said to be Using
eBay’s ‘Trusted Status’ to Have Ink Cartridges
Removed from Sales Listings</a></dt>
<dd>Author: Kathleen Wirth</dd>
<dd>Summary: ORG quoted on Epson requesting
removal of compatible ink cartridge listings
from eBay. </dd>
<dt>2017-10-27-Gizmodo-<a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2017/10/the-met-police-wont-reveal-in-depth-statistics-about-online-extremist-takedowns/"
moz-do-not-send="true">The Met Police Won't
Reveal In Depth Statistics About Online
Extremist Takedowns</a></dt>
<dd>Author: Tom Pritchard</dd>
<dd>Summary: Jim Killock quoted on the Met Police
refusing to reveal statistics on online
takedowns being preposterous. </dd>
<dd>Topics: <a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Online_censorship"
title="Online censorship" class="mw-redirect"
moz-do-not-send="true">Online censorship</a></dd>
<dt>2017-10-29-Express-<a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/872465/Scots-details-held-on-police-database-vulnerable-people"
moz-do-not-send="true">Personal details of
815,000 'vulnerable' Scots held on secret
police databases</a></dt>
<dd>Author: Alison Preuss</dd>
<dd>Summary: Matthew Rice quoted on all the people
on the database of vulnerable people having the
right to request their removal from it. </dd>
<dd>Topics: <a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Data_Protection"
title="Data Protection" class="mw-redirect"
moz-do-not-send="true">Data Protection</a>, <a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"
moz-do-not-send="true">Scotland</a></dd>
<dt>2017-10-30-The Inquirer-<a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3020085/assassins-creed-origins-is-crippling-gamers-cpus-due-to-anti-piracy-drm-tools"
moz-do-not-send="true">Assassin's Creed
Origins is crippling gamers' CPUs due to
anti-piracy DRM</a></dt>
<dd>Author: Carly Page</dd>
<dd>Summary: Jim Killock quoted on DRM making
users’ lives a misery.</dd>
<dd>Topics: <a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Copyright"
title="Copyright" moz-do-not-send="true">Copyright</a>,
<a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Digital_Rights_Management"
title="Digital Rights Management"
moz-do-not-send="true">Digital Rights
Management</a></dd>
<dt>2017-10-30-The Register-<a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/30/reg_analysis_the_data_protection_bill/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Algorithms, Henry VIII
powers, dodgy 1-man-firms: Reg strokes claw
over Data Protection Bill</a></dt>
<dd>Author: Rebecca Hill</dd>
<dd>Summary: ORG’s briefing on DPBill quoted on
the need to implement Article 80(2).</dd>
<dd>Topics: <a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Data_protection"
title="Data protection" moz-do-not-send="true">Data
protection</a></dd>
<dt>2017-10-30-Gears of Biz-<a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="http://gearsofbiz.com/algorithms-henry-viii-powers-dodgy-1-man-firms-reg-strokes-claw-over-data-protection-bill/164217"
moz-do-not-send="true">Algorithms, Henry VIII
powers, dodgy 1-man-firms: Reg strokes claw
over Data Protection Bill </a> </dt>
<dd>Author: Helen Clark</dd>
<dd>Summary: ORG’s briefing on DPBill quoted on
the need to implement Article 80(2).</dd>
<dd>Topics: <a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Data_protection"
title="Data protection" moz-do-not-send="true">Data
protection</a></dd>
<dt>2017-11-01-The Register-<a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/01/lords_ai_inquiry_competition_law_data_monopolies/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Competition law could
help solve data-slurping monopolies, peers
told</a></dt>
<dd>Author: Rebecca Hill</dd>
<dd>Summary: Javier Ruiz quoted on the need for an
independent regulator offering advice and help
on artificial intelligence. </dd>
<dd>Topics: <a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence"
title="Artificial intelligence"
moz-do-not-send="true">Artificial intelligence</a></dd>
<dt>2017-11-01-Computer Weekly-<a rel="nofollow"
class="external text"
href="http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/UK-Data-Protection-Bill-vs-EU-General-Data-Protection-Regulation"
moz-do-not-send="true">UK Data Protection Bill
vs EU General Data Protection Regulation</a></dt>
<dd>Author: Peter Ray Alison </dd>
<dd>Summary: Matthew Rice quoted on the other EU
Member States incorporating a provision on the
need for foreign companies to set up a
representative in the UK. </dd>
<dd>Topics: <a
href="https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Data_protection"
title="Data protection" moz-do-not-send="true">Data
protection</a></dd>
</dl>
<h2><span class="mw-headline"
id="ORG_Contact_Details">ORG Contact Details</span></h2>
<p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff"
moz-do-not-send="true">Staff page</a> </p>
<ul>
<li> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff#jim"
moz-do-not-send="true">Jim Killock, Executive
Director</a></li>
<li> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff#javier"
moz-do-not-send="true">Javier Ruiz, Policy</a></li>
<li> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff#ed"
moz-do-not-send="true">Ed Johnson-Williams,
Campaigns</a></li>
<li> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff#lee"
moz-do-not-send="true">Lee Maguire, Tech</a></li>
<li> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff#myles"
moz-do-not-send="true">Myles Jackman, Legal
Director</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff#matthew"
moz-do-not-send="true">Matthew Rice, Scotland
Director</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff#slavka"
moz-do-not-send="true">Slavka Bielikova,
Policy Officer</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff#mike"
moz-do-not-send="true">Mike Morel, Campaigner</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text"
href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/people/staff#caitlin"
moz-do-not-send="true">Caitlin Bishop,
Campaigns & Communications Officer</a></li>
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