11/12/2026 11:59:19 AM Caught in the middle: EDPB finalises guidance on the interplay between the DSA and GDPR By Lewis Mack Catherine O'Callaghan Rebecca Cousin The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted its final Guidelines on the interplay between the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the EU...
11/10/2026 5:27:16 PM Data privacy at the point of failure: key issues in an insolvency context By Henry Pelling There have been a number of high-profile insolvencies this year involving data-heavy businesses, most recently TalkTalk and Harvey...
11/4/2026 6:22:29 PM Smart glasses: the ICO widens the lens, while European regulators sharpen their focus By Cindy Knott As the market for smart glasses continues to grow, regulators across the EU are reflecting on their respective positions, against a...
10/23/2026 5:44:05 PM How far will Farley go? Drawing the line on the threshold for GDPR compensation By Alex Buchanan Emily Thornton Richard Jeens Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard Equiniti’s appeal in the Farley case, concerning compensation claims by police officers after...
10/23/2026 2:58:15 PM How to address the overlap between competition and data privacy laws? The EC and EDPB seek views By Dr Nele Dhondt Bryony Bacon Is GDPR protection of personal data being undermined by the EU’s pro-competition data sharing obligations, or is the GDPR being used as a...
8/17/2026 6:07:22 AM Creative differences: Wider implications of TikTok's Upper Tribunal loss By Rebecca Cousin Lewis Mack Henry Pelling The Upper Tribunal (UT) has dismissed TikTok’s appeal on the preliminary issue of the ICO’s power to impose a monetary penalty, without...
7/29/2026 8:58:53 AM Caught in the web: EDPB guidelines on scraping for generative AI By Natasha Pappas Bryony Bacon Cindy Knott As regulators and legislators across Europe continue to grapple with the intersection of AI development and data protection, the EDPB has...
7/23/2026 11:28:20 AM Summer data protection forecast: Insights from the new ICO strategy, EDPB and more By Bryony Bacon Cindy Knott Data protection regulators on both sides of the Channel are signalling a pivot towards pragmatism. A regime change in the UK Government...
7/21/2026 3:08:17 PM EDPB Finalises Guidelines on GDPR and Blockchain By Ian Ranson Following its public consultation in Q2 2025, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has now published its finalised Guidelines on...
7/17/2026 10:45:32 AM OSA categorisation: Who has been named and what’s coming next? By Tayla Byatt Bryony Bacon Laura Houston Will Manley +1 more... Show less Last week Ofcom published its register of categorised services, naming those platforms subject to additional obligations under the Online...
7/15/2026 3:16:31 PM Anonymous to whom? The EDPB's new draft guidelines on Anonymisation By Henry Pelling Cindy Knott The question of whether data is anonymous, and therefore outside the scope of the GDPR, has become increasingly important in a world of...
6/17/2026 7:37:58 AM UK to ban social media for under-16s: A “line in the sand” By Catherine O'Callaghan Will Manley Laura Houston Bryony Bacon +1 more... Show less The UK Government has announced plans to ban social media platforms from offering services to children under 16. The announcement is one...
6/2/2026 8:08:02 AM Protecting children online: UK regulators call for platforms to do more By Laura Houston Will Manley Bryony Bacon On 21 May, Ofcom published a statement and an update report on how major platforms are protecting children online in the UK. This latest...
5/19/2026 5:05:40 PM AI-generated DSARs: learnings from ICO guidance on FOIA requests By Cindy Knott Individuals are increasingly turning to AI to help them generate and submit information requests, whether under the Freedom of...
5/11/2026 12:19:51 PM Time to spring clean your digital marketing? Updates from the ICO’s latest guidance and online tracking strategy By Bryony Bacon Cindy Knott Rebecca Cousin Digital marketing compliance continues to be an area of intense focus in the UK, EU and US, as we discuss in our must-read briefing,...
4/23/2026 1:23:23 PM Sky Betting case update: a score draw but an objective answer on marketing consent By Cindy Knott Richard Jeens Businesses will welcome the clarity provided by the Court of Appeal in RTM v Bonne Terre Limited that consent to personalised marketing...