Data Protection and Digital Information Bill moves to the House of Lords By Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill has moved to the House of Lords for scrutiny…
EDPB imposes EEA-wide ban on Meta processing personal data for behavioural advertising By Rowena McCormack, Aidan Healy, Stuart Hunt Meta has been banned from processing personal data for behavioural advertising across the European…
Smart devices and a legitimate interest in personal data By Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt The recent publication of a report by the consumer organisation Which? has prompted discussion…
Legal challenges to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework underway By Aidan Healy, Stuart Hunt On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its decision granting adequacy status for the…
Winds of change: Top themes and takeaways from the 2023 ICO Conference By Jade Kowalski, Charlotte Halford, Stuart Hunt, , Justin Tivey, , , , Kate Loxton, On 3rd October, the annual Data Protection Practitioners' Conference was held by the Information…
Data transfers: Meta challenges EDPB's binding decision which resulted in €1.2 billion fine By Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt Earlier this year, the Irish Data Protection Commission ("DPC") published a long-awaited decision…
Website design: ICO and CMA call for an end to harmful architecture By Christopher Air, Stuart Hunt Earlier this month, the Information Commissioner's Office, alongside the Competitions and Markets…
Meta move to consent not fast enough for Norwegian data protection authority By Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt Evolving regulatory requirements in Europe continue to force Meta not only to make changes to its…
Cross-border GDPR enforcement: European Commission proposes to enhance cooperation By Igor Pinedo Garcia, Aidan Healy, Stuart Hunt The European Commission has proposed new rules to ensure the effectiveness of enforcement in…
Financial services: The FCA's emerging regulatory approach to Big Tech and AI By Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that it intends to regulate the use of artificial…
ChatGPT: European regulators take chatbots to task By Christopher Air, Stuart Hunt The proliferation of the use of ChatGPT has recently generated interest from European data…
EU GDPR fines and a new methodology to ensure consistency By Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt In the five years since the introduction of the EU GDPR, data protection authorities across the EU…
Five years of GDPR – standing the test of time? By Hans Allnutt, Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt On May 25 th 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation, widely known as GDPR, fundamentally…
Connected products: Publication of draft PSTI regulations raise questions around future European standards By Hans Allnutt, Stuart Hunt The Government has published draft regulations which will bring the UK’s consumer connectable…
Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill passes second reading stage but concerns remain By Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt Initial parliamentary discussions on the Data Protection and Digital Information (No 2) Bill (“the…
International data transfers: one step forwards, two steps back? By Jade Kowalski, Stuart Hunt UK applies to join the Global Cross-Border Rules Privacy Forum The UK has recently applied to…
Data breach claims and fixed recoverable costs reforms By Hans Allnutt, Stuart Hunt As any insurer or organisation that deals with data breach claims will know, legal costs typically…
Look smart: Preventing cyber security risks in a clean energy future By Hans Allnutt, Stuart Hunt There is arguably no more significant element of a nation’s critical infrastructure than its energy…
Software next on the agenda for UK cyber resilience By Hans Allnutt, Stuart Hunt Following the publication of the National Cyber Strategy in late 2021, the UK government has placed…
NIS 2 Directive published as European Union strengthens cybersecurity frameworks By Patrick Hill, Stuart Hunt Continued and increased risk of cyber incidents affecting critical infrastructure and generating…
2023: The Cyber & Data Risk Horizon By Hans Allnutt, Stuart Hunt Cyber & Data risks continue to be identified by various organisations as the key concern that…
Cyber risk: 2022 in review By Stuart Hunt The cyber landscape has been significantly affected by the geopolitical climate in 2022…
Royal Assent for the PSTI Act – security and resilience of connected consumer products in the UK and EU By , Stuart Hunt In a world of connected products, weakness in one product has the potential to affect a household,…
