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Cybersecurity: The changing threat and risk landscape

Cyber issues are seldom out of the news, from ransomware attacks and espionage to non-malicious outages that cause widespread concern. Organizations need to protect themselves against both current and future risks and...more

Zooming in on AI – #13: EU AI act– Focus on fundamental rights impact assessment for high-risk AI systems

Companies deploying high-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems must prepare to conduct Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA) by 2 August 2026. In this edition of our “Zooming in on AI” series we explain what this...more

Baden-Wuerttemberg DPA updates guidance on processing personal data in relation to AI

On October 17, 2024, the DPA of Baden-Wuerttemberg (LfDI) updated its discussion paper on the legal bases for processing personal data in relation to artificial intelligence (AI) (the Paper). The Paper emphasises the...more

Zooming in on AI – #10: EU AI Act – What are the obligations for “high-risk AI systems”?

Companies deploying high-risk artificial intelligence (AI) systems must prepare to navigate a complex landscape of new obligations by August 2, 2026. In this post we explain the key obligations for providers and deployers of...more

Zooming in on AI - #8: Balancing innovation and compliance - how governance can foster responsible AI

AI-driven technology has emerged as a cornerstone of our present and future daily lives, revolutionising the way transactions and interactions are organised. With the increased use of AI systems, there is also an...more

Zooming in on AI – #2: AI System vs AI models

The Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) entered into force on 1 August 2024 and is the world's first comprehensive legal framework for AI regulation. As companies start incorporating AI tools into their business, products...more

European Commission publishes second report on application of GDPR

On 25 July 2024, the EU Commission published its second report on the application of the GDPR (the ‘Second Report’), following its first report published in 2020....more

Zooming in on AI: When will the AI Act apply?

EU Regulation 2024/1689, also known as the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), enters into force as of 1 August 2024. But when will it become applicable? The AI Act sets out a harmonized legal framework for the...more

AI Act published in EU Official Journal to enter into force on 1 August 2024

On 12 July, 2024, the Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (the ‘EU AI Act’) was published in the official Journal of the European Union. The EU AI Act aims to establish a...more

Automated decision making is under scrutiny in the EU and how is it addressed in other jurisdictions

Alongside the recent CJEU judgment on automated decision making in Schufa (see the Allen & Overy blog ) there are a range of developments related to ADM in other jurisdictions. UK developments - The UK Parliament is...more

CJEU considers approach to retention of personal data from public debt registers

In joined Cases C‑26/22 and C‑64/22, related to the German Credit Reference Agency Schufa (see A&O blog on the automated decision making case), the CJEU considered the retention of personal data regarding individuals who had...more

Happy birthday, GDPR – five lessons from five years of EU data protection law

In the five years since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation came into force, what have been the main learnings for business, and what will the future hold?...more

Increasing global cybersecurity regulation of private companies on the near horizon

Within the past year, a number of countries around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, and The Netherlands have initiated regulatory inquiries and developed new strategies for the purpose of more...more

CJEU rules that national derogations on employees data protection must respect the conditions and limits of Article 88 GDPR

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) considered appropriate conditions that apply in respect of specific national legislation which EU member states may adopt under Article 88 GDPR to regulate the processing of...more

DSK publishes decision on access by third country public authorities to data processed by processors in the EEA

The German Data Protection Conference of supervisory authorities (DSK) issued a decision on how to evaluate the risk of personal data being accessed by non-EEA public authorities, or by a parent company, when processed by a...more

Germany – Schrems II: German court overturns presumption of international data transfer from EU-subsidiary to non-EU parent...

On 13 July 2022, the Public Procurement Chamber of the German state of Baden-Württemberg (the Public Procurement Chamber) issued a decision confirming that personal data processed by an EU subsidiary of a parent entity...more

CJEU issues opinion in favour of allowing consumer organisations to bring representative actions against GDPR infringement

On 2 December 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published the Advocate General’s (AG) opinion in case C-319/20 (Facebook Ireland) (the AG Opinion) relating to the issue of whether Member State law may...more

Beyond Lloyd v Google: Are class actions for data breach dead?

The decision of the UK Supreme Court in Lloyd v Google is a welcome relief for data controllers. However, is it the end of class actions for data breach?...more

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