Context
The ICO is urging all organisations considering using data analytics on personal data to look at its new toolkit which can be found here: https://ico.org.uk/data-analytics-toolkit
Key points to note
- The ICO’s new toolkit takes organisations through some of the key data protection points which need to be considered from the outset of any project involving data analytics and personal data. The ICO reminds firms that it is vital data protection is built in from the start when using data analytics to process personal data.
- The toolkit is part of the ICO’s artificial intelligence priority work and builds on previous guidance produced by the ICO https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/key-data-protection-themes/explaining-decisions-made-with-artificial-intelligence/ and https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/key-data-protection-themes/guidance-on-ai-and-data-protection/how-do-we-ensure-individual-rights-in-our-ai-systems/