Return of the Snooper: Investigatory Powers Act given Royal Assent

08 December, 2016
The Investigatory Powers Act (the “IPA“) was given Royal Assent on 29 November 2016, despite being described by Edward Snowden as “the most extreme surveillance in the history of western democracy”. At its core, the IPA is a consolidation of existing legislation such as the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (“DRIPA“), the Regulation of Investigatory Powers … Read more

Big Data Regulation: Coming soon to a business like yours?

08 December, 2016
The Financial Times recently referred to Big Data as “a vague term for a massive phenomenon that has rapidly become an obsession with entrepreneurs, scientists, governments and the media“. And it does seem to appear from the headlines that there isn’t a real world situation that Big Data cannot be applied to – for example, … Read more

Back to the future? Commons Select Committee publishes report on robotics and artificial intelligence

21 October, 2016
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee (“Committee“) recently published its findings following an inquiry into robotics and artificial intelligence (“AI“) in March 2016. The published report examines the potential value and capabilities of robotics and AI, as well as legal issues and adverse consequences to consider in this area. In particular, it considers … Read more

Save the data: EU General Data Protection Regulation to apply from 25 May 2018

06 May, 2016
The EU General Data Protection Regulation has finally been approved and published in the Official Journal. The countdown to its application date of 25 May 2018 has therefore begun. The European Commission published its first draft of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR“) in January 2012, a comprehensive reform of current the existing … Read more