7/25/2025 9:29:06 AM Surveillance or Safeguard? The CNIL’s Verdict on Augmented Cameras for Age Verification By Zahra Laher The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has determined that the use of augmented cameras to estimate a customer's age for the sale of...
7/24/2025 8:45:54 PM The US Government Releases AI Action Plan and Executive Orders on Infrastructure, Exports, and Federal Procurement By Beth George Janet Kim Brock Dahl Timothy Howard Nabeel Yousef Sean Quinn Nomi Conway Madeline Cimino Adam Silow +6 more... Show less On July 23, 2025, President Donald Trump released America’s AI Action Plan (the Action Plan), a policy document setting forth the...
7/23/2025 9:50:16 AM Oh Crumbs... the 'opt-out' cookie is upon us 🍪 By Elle Todd Tom Gates Alicja Lysik Storage and access technologies (‘cookies’ to most people) remain a top priority for regulators in the EU and UK. Enforcement activity is...
7/21/2025 5:28:37 PM New Regulations Strengthen Privacy for UK Company Directors: Expanded Rights to Protect Personal Information from Companies House Publication By Rohan Massey For many individuals, holding board level positions in UK entities comes with the fear of their names, dates of birth and residential...
7/17/2025 4:00:08 PM Data Protection Considerations in Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell The introduction of the Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025 (the 'Regulations), due to come into force...
7/10/2025 10:00:05 PM Summer Privacy Reset: Catch Up, Clean Up, Comply By Gary A. Kibel Zachary Klein The U.S. privacy landscape continues to evolve, with new laws being enacted or coming into effect, existing laws being amended or...
7/8/2025 12:13:13 PM UK data reforms unpacked: implications for AI and other automated decision-making By Giles Pratt Adam Gillert Aaran Kotecha Imogen Gordon +1 more... Show less The UK’s long-anticipated journey to overhaul its data protection landscape has culminated, with the passing of the Data (Use and Access)...
7/3/2025 3:26:45 PM Lord Justice Birss Considers AI in Civil Justice: 7 Key Insights By Matthew Lee The judiciary has announced significant new appointments to the Court of Appeal, confirming the elevation of six experienced High Court...
7/3/2025 8:29:00 AM STAIRs to come into effect from October 2026 By Hetal Ruparelia Georgia Maskell From October 2026, social landlords will be required to proactively publish information about the management of their homes. From April...
7/2/2025 4:16:32 PM New obligations for organisations: Introducing a complaints process under the DUAA By Ben Pumphrey Under the current UK data protection framework, individuals who believe their personal data has been mishandled have typically had one...
6/30/2025 7:47:26 AM Article 14 GDPR and recruiting: limits of information procurement By Luca Caldarone Patricia Geyler Hannah von Wickede Case Background: Application and Google Search A recent decision by the Federal Labor Court of Germany (BAG) has clarified the...
6/27/2025 9:21:54 AM European Commission extends the free and safe flow of data with the UK by 6 months By Emma Thompson The European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a six-month extension of the two adequacy decisions with the United Kingdom,...
6/26/2025 4:20:14 PM Who’s policing the platform? Platform liability and the rising tide of online fraud By Michael Lewis Online fraud is now the UK’s most common crime. And while victims once bore the brunt alone, attention is turning sharply toward the...
6/26/2025 9:54:33 AM Retention of Employee Metadata: Italian DPA Clarifies Boundaries and Risks By Luca Capone Federico Mercuri Davide Borelli Isabella Oldani Matteo Tola Giovanni Fabris Valentina Scolari +4 more... Show less Introduction A recent decision by the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has reaffirmed the sensitive nature of email metadata...
6/25/2025 4:28:35 PM Unlocking New Privacy Standards: Higher Fines for Direct Marketing and Cookie Breaches By Heba Ahmad On 19 June 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Act (DUA Act) officially received Royal Assent, marking a significant milestone in the UK's...
6/25/2025 11:00:41 AM Regulatory Wake Up Call: Information Commissioner Fines 23andMe £2.31m for Failing to Protect Genetic Data By Avary Patutama The Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") has fined genetic testing giant 23andMe £2.31 million, citing “inadequate security...