27 Feb, 2020 Is EIOPA trying to democratise cyber breach data? By Slaughter and May The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has published a short note setting out its strategic priorities...
27 Feb, 2020 European Commission Unveils Bold European Approach to AI Regulation By Slaughter and May The European Commission has published a White Paper unveiling ambitious proposals for a European wide approach to both AI policy and...
25 Feb, 2020 Who’s protecting the machines? Will IP law offer incentives to AI developers in the battle to beat bacteria? By Slaughter and May This week, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced that a team of researchers have used artificial intelligence...
19 Feb, 2020 European Commission unveils strategy for shaping Europe's digital future By Annalisa Tosdevin The European Commission has today launched its strategy for shaping Europe's digital future. Over the next five years, it will focus on...
17 Feb, 2020 Creating a safe space online: Government provides initial response to consultation on its Online Harms White Paper By Slaughter and May Online harms Central to the Government’s digital strategy is its intention ‘to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online and...
14 Feb, 2020 International tax reform could increase global tax revenues by up to 4% By Zoe Andrews While discussions continue on the design and technical detail of international tax reform under Pillars One and Two, the OECD Secretariat...
13 Feb, 2020 Bumps in the road for connected vehicles? EDPB publishes draft guidelines By Laura Houston Connected vehicles, alongside autonomous vehicles, are often cited as the technology that will transform the way we travel - a transport...
13 Feb, 2020 "Smile, you’re on CCTV... and read on for our full privacy notice!" – EDPB adopts new CCTV guidance By Slaughter and May The UK is widely seen as a world leader in CCTV, driven by decades of increasing expenditure (both public and private) on the...
12 Feb, 2020 European Commission continues crack down on cross-border online trade restrictions By Annalisa Tosdevin The European Commission has sent another clear message that it will not tolerate restrictions to cross-border online trade, fining...
06 Feb, 2020 CJEU fails to provide clarity on the term ‘computer software’ for trade marks By Slaughter and May The CJEU last week had the opportunity to rule on whether the term ‘computer software’ was too broad for the purposes of a trade mark...
05 Feb, 2020 Will rejecting the EU’s new copyright directive #savetheinternet? By Slaughter and May In a U-turn against its policy under Theresa May’s government, the UK has indicated that it will not implement the EU’s new Directive on...
05 Feb, 2020 A new year, a new privacy law for Hong Kong? By Slaughter and May The Hong Kong government has proposed wide-ranging reforms to its data privacy law, the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap 486)...