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UK Adequacy Holds Firm Under New Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

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The DUAA introduces several reforms to UK data protection law, but their implications are relatively limited in practice. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the DUAA) was enacted on 19 June 2025 and amends rather than...more

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ICO Annual Report Provides Insight Into Data Protection Risks for Businesses

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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s (the ICO’s) latest Annual Report summarises its accomplishments and priorities, including last year’s enforcement actions. Based on our review of the report, we see the ICO focusing,...more

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The Data Shift: UK Sets a New Course With 2025 Data (Use and Access) Act

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The Data (Use and Access) Bill passed both Houses of UK Parliament and received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, now becoming the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUA Act”). This is the final iteration of the Data Protection and...more

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ICO issues guidance on the Data (Use and Access) Act

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On June 19 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published guidance on the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA), which received Royal Assent on the same day. The DUAA introduces significant changes to the UK data...more

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What ICO guidance on anonymisation means for health and life sciences companies

What new guidance on anonymisation from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) means for healthcare and life sciences companies....more

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Data (Use and Access) Act gets Royal Assent

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On June 19 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Act (DUA Act) received Royal Assent, having passed both Houses of Parliament on June 11 2025. The Data (Use and Access) Bill was first introduced in the House of Lords on October 23...more

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UK Data Reform: What Businesses Need to Know About the Data (Use and Access) Bill

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The UK's data protection landscape is undergoing significant transformation with the progression of the Data (Use and Access) Bill through Parliament. Officially titled the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, this...more

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Issues New Data Transfer Risk Assessment Guidelines

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The guidelines specify the requirements for data controllers to conduct risk assessments related to the transfer or disclosure of personal data outside the Kingdom. ...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: New GDPR Investigations into the Use of Children’s Data

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The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has recently announced investigations into three companies in connection with the use of children’s personal information. In a statement on...more

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ICO publishes third edition of its Annual Tech Horizons Report

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On February 20 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Officer (the ICO) published the third edition of the Tech Horizons Report (the Report). The Report identifies four new technologies expected to emerge over the next 2 to 7...more

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ICO Releases ‘Consent or Pay’ Guidance

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What happened? The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released updated guidance on ‘consent or pay’ business models. These models present users with a choice to either consent to the processing of their...more

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UK Pensions: what’s new this week - February 17, 2025

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Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. ICO guidance on using employment records The Information...more

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Information Commissioner's Open Letter to the UK Prime Minister - Key Takeaways

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On 16 January 2025, in an open statement and letter, the UK Information Commissioner, John Edwards, responded to the December 2024 letter from the UK Prime Minister, the Chancellor, and the Business Secretary....more

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ICO publishes response to Government with regulatory proposals for AI and data transfers to promote economic growth

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On January 24 2025, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its response to a request from the Prime Minister, Chancellor and Business Secretary for regulatory proposals to improve business confidence and...more

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Google’s U-Turn on Device Fingerprinting: ICO’s Response and Subsequent Guidance

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In a December, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) responded to Google’s decision to lift a prohibition on device fingerprinting (which involves collecting and combining information about a device’s software and...more

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Data protection guidance for firms sharing customer information for the prevention of fraud

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The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the ICO) has published guidance to help firms take steps to protect customers’ personal information when data is shared between firms to prevent fraud and scams....more

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ICO Publishes Outcomes of GenAI Consultation

On 13 December 2024, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published the report of outcomes from its consultation on generative AI (genAI). The report sets out key themes that emerged from responses to the ICO’s...more

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Meet the In-Laws: the UK’s Digital Legislative Agenda for 2025

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After its election to power in July 2024, the newly formed Labour government wasted little time in announcing its legislative priorities for the coming year. Unsurprisingly, these priorities included several proposed Bills...more

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DUA (Lipa) Bill – Hotter Than Hell or just a few New Rules?

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On Wednesday, the UK Government published its new Data (Use and Access) Bill with a promise that it will ‘harness the enormous power of data to boost the UK economy by GBP10 billion’ and ‘unlock the secure and effective use...more

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Quantum Data Protection Challenges Are Coming

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The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office recently issued a report on Quantum technologies and data protection. What are we discussing with clients?...more

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UK King’s Speech 2024: Key takeaways on data protection and cyber security

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On 17 July 2024, the King’s Speech and associated background briefing notes were presented and published. These contain a summary of the new government’s plans, including two proposed bills that relate to changes to the UK’s...more

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Online Safety Act Update: Ofcom’s Consultation on Measures to Protect Children From Online Harms Closing 17 July 2024

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Introduction The UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) imposes extensive obligations on certain types of online service providers to protect users from illegal and harmful content. A key focus of the OSA is the protection of children...more

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UK GDPR and the Price of Non-Compliance: ICO Issues New Guidance on Calculating Fines

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The Information Commissioner's Office (the "ICO") has clarified the methods it will use to calculate the fines it will issue for breaches of data privacy law in the UK by publishing its latest Data Protection Fining Guidance...more

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Age Assurance for Internet Society Services (ISS): What to Know About a New UK ICO Opinion

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator, has published an opinion on age assurance for internet society services (ISS). The opinion aims to explain how a company can use technology in...more

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ICO and AEPD take steps for protection of minors

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) launched a campaign called ‘Think. Check. Share’ (the Campaign) on 29 January 2024, to promote responsible data sharing to safeguard children. The Campaign aims to provide...more

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