United Kingdom: ICO investigation into Snap over "My AI" feature
Progress
Current status
concluded
21 May 2024 concluded
06 Oct 2023 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Concluded ICO investigation into Snap over "My AI" feature
On 21 May 2024, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) concluded the investigation into Snap's approach to assessing the data protection risks of its "My AI" chatbot. The ICO's investigation indicated that Snap's pre-launch risk assessment for …
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority
Issued preliminary enforcement notice against Snap over “My AI” feature in UK Snapchat
On 6 October 2023, the UK’s Information Commissioners Office (ICO) issued a preliminary enforcement notice against Snap after finding that the risk assessment carried out by the company before the launch of the “My AI” feature for UK Snapchat+ subsc…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority