Sep 27, 2023 Quantum computing threat: NIST publishes new quantum encryption standards By Issy Spiro Ratings agency Moody’s has recently warned that companies are “woefully unprepared” for the impact of quantum computing; in particular,...
Sep 27, 2023 'Groundbreaking' online safety law finally passes By Jack Higgins The UK’s new Online Safety Bill has finally been agreed, over two years after it was first introduced. The OSB, which the government...
Sep 25, 2023 Training Generative AI: Update in Progress By Richard Barker As AI continues to develop, and more and more people become familiar with generative AI and its potential uses, the debate over how to...
Sep 25, 2023 New one-stop shop for UK AI and digital regulation By Natalie Donovan The Government announced last week that, as part of its plans to design and deliver an AI regulatory framework, the DRCF will pilot a new...
Sep 22, 2023 US adequacy by another name: UK-US data bridge process concludes By Bryony Bacon Cindy Knott Yesterday the UK Government announced its decision to establish a UK-US data bridge, a 'partial adequacy decision' in old terminology,...
Sep 22, 2023 CMA sets out early thinking on the impact of AI Foundation Models on competition and consumers By Sarah Jackson Earlier this year, the UK Competition and Markets Authority announced the launch of an initial review into the impact of AI Foundation...
Sep 15, 2023 ICO and NCSC sign joint MOU setting out how they will work together By Natalie Donovan When managing a cyber incident, one pressing issue to consider is "who needs to be notified?" Clients are often prepared to discuss...
Aug 31, 2023 It's not easy being green: AI's 'hidden' carbon footprint By Moira Thompson Oliver Lucy Scaramuzza Elizabeth Huang Recent media coverage has drawn attention to the important fact that, despite its seeming intangibility, AI is not cost-free from a...
Aug 25, 2023 DSA now in force for largest platforms By Catherine O'Callaghan Today, 25 August 2023, the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) takes effect for very large online platforms and search engines – the so-called...
Aug 21, 2023 Fixation with your BFF? Court of Appeal paves way for Bitcoin File Format copyright claim to proceed By Inder Dhaliwal The Court of Appeal has allowed Dr Craig Wright to press on with his copyright infringement claim in respect of the Bitcoin File Format...
Aug 16, 2023 FRAND decisions stack up as High Court rules in Optis v Apple By Richard Barker Following hot on the heels of InterDigital v Lenovo (see here), the High Court has determined FRAND (Fair, Reasonable and...
Aug 01, 2023 Cyber lessons we can all learn from the ICO’s reprimand of BNT By Natalie Donovan Given the number of cyber-attacks currently taking place, it’s always interesting to see what triggers a regulator to take action. The...
Jul 25, 2023 IoT cybersecurity regulation picks up pace By Inder Dhaliwal The regulatory framework for securing IoT devices is attracting the attention of both UK and EU regulators. In the EU, its Member States...
Jul 25, 2023 Full steam ahead: China publishes interim generative AI measures By Elizabeth Huang New week, new measures: such is the current pace of regulatory change regarding AI, each week can bring major new developments in the...
Jul 25, 2023 Biden makes new deal with leading AI companies By Natalie Donovan As the AI related headlines keep coming, governments and regulators across the globe are starting to take action. The EU’s AI Act has...
Jul 24, 2023 Code of Practice on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence – are we in for an endless summer? By Richard Barker As work on the UKIPO’s Code of Practice on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence gets underway, the UKIPO has published its Terms of...