Bulletins | May 19, 2017

Inquiry launched into targeting of UK voters through social media

Jonathan Wright, a solicitor in the IP & Commercial Team, was quoted in The Guardian on 17 May. Jonathan provided insight into the Information Commissioner’s announcement that the watchdog is opening a formal investigation into the use of data analytics for political purposes.

Jonathan discusses the collection of data and the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.

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