EU Commission releases regulatory proposal to increase trust in AI

    06 May, 2021
    Key takeaways The European Union Commission released its long awaited proposed regulation of artificial intelligence on 21 April 2021 (see press release here), which sets out a risk-based approach to regulation designed to increase trust in the technology and ensure the safety of people and businesses above all. The regulation has extra-territorial scope meaning that … Read more

    ICO PUBLISHES NEW DATA SHARING CODE OF PRACTICE

    27 April, 2021
    Executive Summary On 17 December 2020, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published a new Data Sharing Code of Practice (the “Code”). As nearly ten years have passed since the implementation of the previous data sharing code published by the ICO, the new Code has been updated to reflect key changes in data protection laws and … Read more

    China – Cyber security and data protection April round up

    12 April, 2021
    The financial regulators have continued to increase their efforts to develop and protect financial data. The People’s Bank of China released new standards on enhancing the data capability of financial institutions. Further, several banks were penalized for violating data protection rules in relation to processing of personal information. MIIT has maintained its focus on its … Read more

    Happy International Data Privacy Day: Our predictions for 2021

    28 January, 2021
    Happy International Data Privacy Day! And what better day than today, to explore what 2021 is likely to have in store for data and privacy? Almost three years after the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, and now 28 days since the UK GDPR replaced it in the UK following Brexit, data … Read more

    EDPB and ICO respond to the Brexit data transfer window

    26 January, 2021
    As most in the data community are aware, the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (the “Brexit Deal”) was agreed on Christmas Eve and provides for an interim period (up to a maximum of six months ending on 30 June 2021) whereby data transfers from Europe to the UK will not be treated as transfers to … Read more

    ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH ELECTRONIC MARKETING RULES: A CLOSER LOOK AT SOFT OPT-IN CONSENT

    15 January, 2021
    The ICO’s recent decision to take enforcement action against a number of organisations (both in the form of investigations and regulatory fines) for sending unsolicited email and text based electronic marketing communications to individuals should serve to prompt organisations to take stock of the ways in which they promote their products and services using electronic … Read more

    EU-UK Brexit Deal grants an interim data transfer window

    29 December, 2020
    On Christmas Eve, the EU and UK announced that they had reached an agreement on their future relationship, which we expect to come into effect on 1 January 2021 (the “Brexit Deal”). Further details of the deal itself will be discussed by my colleagues on our Beyond Brexit blog, available here. And for the most … Read more