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The UK’s Online Safety Bill: What’s next?

The UK’s Online Safety Bill: What’s next?

The OSB is the UK’s draft legislation for regulating online content. In our December edition, we reported that the Online Safety Bill (“OSB”) was back ...

Replika, a ‘virtual friendship’ AI chatbot, receives GDPR ban and threatened fine from Italian regulator over child safety concerns

Replika, a ‘virtual friendship’ AI chatbot, receives GDPR ban and threatened fine from Italian regulator over child safety concerns

The Italian Regulator (Garante) has recently issued an order banning the Replika app from processing Italian users’ data following an investigation. L ...

County Court grapples with low value data breach claims

County Court grapples with low value data breach claims

Avid readers of the trials and tribulations of low value data breach claims being pursued at great legal costs will be interested in the County Court’ ...

The UK’s Online Safety Bill: Where are we now?

The UK’s Online Safety Bill: Where are we now?

Having survived the resignation of two Prime Ministers, the government’s proposed flagship internet safety legislation, the Online Safety Bill (“OSB”) ...

Named and Shamed? ICO now publishing names of organisations suffering data breaches

Named and Shamed? ICO now publishing names of organisations suffering data breaches

One of the key considerations for any organisation facing a data breach is to avoid publicity around the breach and any criticism from regulators whic ...

Online Safety Bill at a standstill pending appointment of a new Prime Minister

Online Safety Bill at a standstill pending appointment of a new Prime Minister

July was expected to be the month where long-awaited developments for the UK’s Online Safety Bill (“OSB”) were due to take place. However, any materia ...

Top themes and takeaways from the 2022 ICO Conference

Top themes and takeaways from the 2022 ICO Conference

Introduction On 19th July 2022 the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) held its annual Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference – the first sinc ...

Spanish DPA issues its highest fine to date confirming the upward trend in fines imposed: Google LLC is the latest fined €10 million

Spanish DPA issues its highest fine to date confirming the upward trend in fines imposed: Google LLC is the latest fined €10 million

May 2022 saw a tale of two firsts for the Spanish Data Protection Agency (“AEPD”) with its highest fine issued to date together with it being the firs ...

Smith v TalkTalk Judgment Affirms Warren v DSG

Smith v TalkTalk Judgment Affirms Warren v DSG

In the recent decision of Smith v TalkTalk Telecom Group Plc [2022] EWHC 1311 (QB), the High Court struck out the Claimants’ Misuse of Private Informa ...

Facial recognition: Clearview AI fined more than £7.5m by the ICO

Facial recognition: Clearview AI fined more than £7.5m by the ICO

On 23 May 2022, the UK’s Information Commissioner (the “ICO”) confirmed that it had concluded its investigation into the facial recognition company, C ...