Sep 26, 2024 European Commission publishes Competition Policy Brief on generative AI and virtual worlds By Jonathan Slade Jennyfer Moreau On 19 September 2024, the European Commission published a Policy Brief on competition in generative AI and virtual worlds. The Policy...
Sep 12, 2024 The EU Data Act - one year to go: what you need to know to prepare By Jonathan Slade Laura Houston Whether you want to explore different aftercare services for the IoT products you use, switch your cloud service provider, or agree...
Jul 19, 2024 The wallet revolution: FCA and PSR publish call for information on Big Tech and digital wallets By Emily Bradley Jennyfer Moreau How did you pay for your coffee today? Because the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) are...
May 20, 2024 Smarter regulation? Data privacy impact of the Government’s deregulation agenda By Rebecca Cousin On 16 May 2024, the UK Government released a White Paper on “Smarter Regulation: Delivering a regulatory environment for innovation,...
Jan 22, 2024 ICO develops generative AI guidance By Rebecca Cousin Generative AI is now ever present, giving rise to new questions and challenges both on the work and home front. My kids' school were...
Jan 18, 2024 Is your website cookie compliant? ICO issues warning By Hilal Temel We’ve known for some time now that cookie compliance is on the ICO’s radar. However, recent ICO action confirms that now is the time to...
Jan 10, 2024 NCSC Publishes Guidelines on Secure AI System Development: a Concerted International Approach By Slaughter and May Everyone’s talking about AI at the moment (see our round-up of recent developments here and here). A consensus is building across...
Dec 21, 2023 EU opens proceedings against X for possible breaches of the DSA By Catherine O'Callaghan X has become the first company to have formal proceedings for potential breaches of the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) launched against it...
Dec 08, 2023 US Data & Trust Alliance announce first cross-industry standards for data provenance By Richard Barker As AI continues to dominate the headlines, one word that is consistently cropping up is “transparency” - particularly in relation to the...
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 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...
Jun 06, 2023 UK Government’s White Paper on AI Regulation Gets Stamp of Approval from CMA By Slaughter and May It’s good to get a gold star on your homework, particularly when that homework relates to the future of AI regulation in the UK. On 1...
Mar 28, 2023 Towards a fair and innovative data economy: European Parliament backs new EU Data Act By Dr Nele Dhondt Jordan Ellison Alexander Chadd The European Parliament (EP) has backed new rules for access to, and use of, data generated in the EU across economic sectors making a...
Feb 14, 2023 Faces and breaches: ICO doubles down on tailored approach to UK data enforcement By Alex Buchanan In the first few weeks of 2023, the ICO has continued to espouse its commitment to exercising its full spectrum of enforcement powers....
Jan 26, 2023 ICO tech report highlights privacy challenges for four key technologies By Natalie Donovan The ICO is encouraging developers to consider privacy at an early stage when implementing new technologies and, in its first annual...
Nov 24, 2022 ICO warns immature biometric technologies could discriminate, and organisations may be investigated By Natalie Donovan The ICO has warned organisations to carefully assess the risks if considering using emotion analysis technologies as they will be...