The UK government has launched a public consultation on proposed measures to combat ransomware — a growing cyber threat with serious economic and security implications — and seeks input from businesses, cybersecurity...more
A week before the EU’s AI Act comes into force on August 1, the White House announced that U.S. agencies have completed all actions required by President Biden’s AI Executive Order to date. Meanwhile, the Republican Party...more
The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI Act) was published on 12 July 2024 in the European Union Official Journal and will enter into force on August 1, 2024. The AI Act is one of the most keenly anticipated...more
The long-awaited European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI Act) is nearing implementation following its adoption by the European Council yesterday (21 May 2024). This signals the completion of the final major stage...more
On 19 September 2023, the UK Parliament passed the Online Safety Bill (“OSB”). The OSB aims to protect individuals from illegal online content and focuses on the protection of children by requiring the removal of content that...more
10/18/2023
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On 10 July 2023, the European Commission adopted its long-awaited adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the DPF). With immediate effect, the adequacy decision provides a new lawful basis for transfers from...more
7/14/2023
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International Data Transfers ,
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The UK government recently introduced a new Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (the “New Bill”). The reforms are intended to update and simplify the UK’s data protection framework and reduce burdens on...more
4/3/2023
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On February 24, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released the much-awaited Measures for the Standard Contract for Outbound Transfer of Personal Information (China SCC Measures) together with the issuance of...more
The below is a brief summary of the judgment handed down in Lloyd v Google LLC [2021] UKSC 50 by the Supreme Court on November 10, 2021 as potentially one of the most significant and anticipated data privacy judgments to...more
On November 11, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued two much-anticipated guidance documents, outlining the approach it expects organizations to take when transferring data out of the EU. Although these...more
The U.K. government recently launched a consultation process for regulating consumer Internet of Things (IOT) security. This could have significant implications for U.S. manufacturers, given that the U.K. will remain a key...more
On April 17, the U.K. Information Commissioner (Commissioner) published an Opinion on the recently announced joint initiative by Apple and Google to assist health authorities with contact tracing in the fight against...more
The U.K.’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today issued guidance setting out how it intends to approach the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) during the...more
Six months have now passed since the implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR has raised awareness of the importance of personal privacy as a fundamental right and placed data protection...more
11/28/2018
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The long-running legal challenge on the validity of transfers of personal data from the European Union reached another milestone last week. On October 3, the Irish High Court referred questions on the validity of EU Standard...more