CASES, SANCTIONS AND CLAIMS

  • Charity shop failed to notify CCTV cameras recorded audio.
  • The ICO served the HMRC with an Enforcement Notice regarding the treatment of voice authentication. Here’s the story in the ICO Blog: Using biometric data in a fair, transparent and accountable manner.
  • The Finish DPA decided that audio recordings are considered personal data and that the right to access must be applied (see here a summary in English).

REPORTS AND ARTICLES FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS

OFFICIAL GUIDELINES, REPORTS AND STATEMENTS

  • French CNIL: white paper on voice activated assistants (you can read the press release here, the white paper here, and the Guidance here, all only available in French).