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2/6/2026 1:47:29 PM

ICO updates on plans for supporting economic growth as key parts of the DUA Act come into force

By Cindy Knott Bryony Bacon

This time last year, the ICO published a letter to the UK government setting out five new initiatives to support innovation and sustain...

2/5/2026 3:56:33 PM

New year, new cybersecurity package? Changes to strengthen the EU's cyber resilience

By Issy Spiro Natalie Donovan Duncan Blaikie

The European Commission has kicked off 2026 with a new cybersecurity package. It sends a clear message that the current cyber threat...

2/5/2026 9:42:55 AM

Effective geo-blocking is a bar to communication to the public in blocked territories, says AG Rantos

By Lily Latimer Smith

Advocate General (AG) Rantos has opined that websites using effective geo-blocking to restrict access to copyright-protected works in...

1/29/2026 9:41:50 AM

Shaping the Future of Automated Vehicles: Department for Transport’s New Call for Evidence

By Ross Francis-Pike Fernanda Dias

On 4 December 2025, the Department for Transport (DfT) published a call for evidence to shape the next stage of the UK’s automated...

1/28/2026 6:31:36 PM

Hong Kong: New licensing regimes for virtual asset services

By Vincent Chan

Hong Kong is progressing plans to extend licensing requirements beyond Virtual Asset ('VA') trading platforms and stablecoin issuers to...

1/27/2026 2:28:14 PM

ICO publishes report on agentic AI and its data privacy implications

By Lily Latimer Smith

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published the latest report in its Tech Futures series on the topic of agentic AI (the...

1/26/2026 11:02:42 AM

Major update to ICO international transfers guidance: key takeaways for organisations

By Bryony Bacon

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a major update to its international transfers guidance to help organisations...

1/23/2026 10:21:20 AM

NCSC insights into what the CSRB means for the UK’s critical suppliers

By Richard Jeens Natalie Donovan

The UK’s long‑awaited Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CSRB) is progressing through Parliament - and it lands at a moment when global...

1/15/2026 4:01:38 PM

Digital Fairness Act: European Commission publishes responses to consultation

By Ingrid Lauwers

On 19 December 2025, the European Commission published a summary report of the responses to its consultation on the Digital Fairness Act...

1/12/2026 12:06:55 PM

ICO publishes new guidance on data subject access requests

By Cindy Knott

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published updated guidance on data subject access requests (DSARs), reflecting both...

12/19/2025 1:09:10 PM

High Court grants Getty permission to appeal copyright aspects of Gen AI claim

By Richard Barker

The UK High Court has granted Getty Images permission to appeal certain aspects of the court’s findings in Getty’s copyright infringement...

12/11/2025 8:10:36 PM

Lessons in online safety: Ofcom’s £1 million fine against AVS and end of year review

By Jack Higgins Bryony Bacon

Earlier this month, Ofcom published its most significant fine to date – a £1 million fine against adult website provider AVS Limited...

12/11/2025 9:27:38 AM

EU proposes single-entry point for cyber incident reporting, but is it really “report once, share many”?

By Laura Houston Richard Jeens Christopher Burns +1 more...

As part of the recently announced Digital Omnibus simplification package (see our blog on that here), the European Commission plans to...

12/9/2025 5:50:29 PM

X fined €120m for breaches of EU Digital Services Act – including ‘deceptive’ blue ticks

By Catherine O'Callaghan

The European Commission has issued its first fine under the Digital Services Act (“DSA”), to X for breaches of transparency obligations...

12/9/2025 8:58:17 AM

AI Act changes: What does the Digital Omnibus propose for the EU AI Act?

By Laura Houston Natalie Donovan Catherine O'Callaghan +1 more...

The European Commission has outlined a number of proposed amendments to the EU AI Act (the “Act”) to ensure the “timely, smooth and...

11/25/2025 5:17:00 PM

Gen AI and copyright in Europe – Munich Regional Court seeks to determine the rules of the playing field

By Richard Barker Issabella Cardu

In the recent Getty Images v Stability AI decision, the UK High Court rejected Getty’s claim for secondary infringement of UK copyright...