The EU Commission’s adequacy decision on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework: six key questions answered By Jade Kowalski, Alexander Dimitrov On July 10, 2023, the European Commission adopted its decision granting adequacy status for the…
New rules for marketing cryptoassets to UK consumers introduced by the FCA By Tim Ryan, Alexander Dimitrov On 9 June 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA ) published a Policy Statement ( PS23/6 )…
The European Commission concludes consultation on regulating metaverses By Alexander Dimitrov, Tim Ryan The start of May saw the conclusion of the European Commission’s Call for Evidence on its…
The ethics of AI: The Cyber Risks posed by Chat GPT By Christopher Air, , Alexander Dimitrov AI language models (a type of artificial intelligence that is designed to process and understand…
“Probably the most significant [GDPR] enforcement decision to date” – summary of Ireland’s recent Facebook and Instagram rulings By Aidan Healy, Alexander Dimitrov Earlier this month, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) published its final rulings against…
Trade mark enforcement actions against infringing NFTs – tales from Italy By Alexander Dimitrov, Tim Ryan, Kate Loxton Juventus F.C…
The UK’s Online Safety Bill: Where are we now? By , Alexander Dimitrov Having survived the resignation of two Prime Ministers, the government’s proposed flagship internet…
Overview of Israel’s newly-proposed Guidelines for Regulating Digital Assets By Tim Ryan, Alexander Dimitrov, On 28 November 2022 Israel’s Ministry of Finance published a list of recommendations pertaining to…
Data protection in emerging technologies: Blockchain By Christopher Air, Alexander Dimitrov Blockchain and associated distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) are increasing in prominence and…
When European data regulators disagree: EDPB steps in to resolve a dispute between French and Polish Data Protection Authorities By Christopher Air, Alexander Dimitrov In a decision published on 17 August 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued a…
Physical risk in cyber-attacks: Lloyds outlines potential impact to businesses in a new report By Alexander Dimitrov In a new report , published in conjunction with the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies on 30 June…
European Commission issues a warning against “strict” interpretation of the GDPR by Data Protection Authorities By Christopher Air, Alexander Dimitrov The Commission confirms that commercial considerations can satisfy the “legitimate interests”…
“Single-minded loyalty”: High Court examines Bitcoin developers’ duties to restore lost private keys By Tim Ryan, Jonathan Brogden, Alexander Dimitrov, Background In Tulip Trading Ltd v Bitcoin Association for Bitcoin SV (BSV) and others [2022] EWHC…
2022 Cyber Security Breaches Survey vs ICO Incident Data: what can we learn from the statistics? By Hans Allnutt, Alexander Dimitrov On 30 March 2022, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport published its annual Cyber…
New ICO Guidance on Ransomware and Data Protection Compliance By Alexander Dimitrov Earlier this month, the UK’s Data Protection Authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (the…
Advertising during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics – important guidance for participants and their sponsors By Kelsey Farish, Alexander Dimitrov In the last week of January, the British Olympic Association (“BOA”), the UK’s National…
Can processors re-use personal data for their own purposes? A view from France. By Jade Kowalski, Christophe Wucher-North, Christopher Air, Alexander Dimitrov Against a backdrop of stringent data protection law introduced over recent years, we are continuing…
“Would you like Bitcoin toppings on your pizza?” UK Advertising watchdog issues rulings against crypto companies… and Papa John’s By Tim Ryan, Kelsey Farish, Alexander Dimitrov On 15 December 2021 the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertising regulator,…
The ASA issues a “red alert” warning regarding NFTs and other crypto-asset advertising By Tim Ryan, Kelsey Farish, Alexander Dimitrov The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK’s advertising regulator, last week published a…
Publicity on the Pitch? Football Superstars vs EA Sports By Kelsey Farish, Alexander Dimitrov To what extent does an individual footballer actually ‘own’ his or her image rights? Could a…
Cyber and Information Law Newsletter: Issue 1 - Cyber and Data Breaches By Alexander Dimitrov The demise of success fees: taking back control of privacy claims In a welcome move for…