Exploring the evolution of cybersecurity and privacy law
With the announcement of UK General Election for Thursday 4 July 2024, the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill has not completed the legislative process before the end of the current parliamentary session and will therefore not become law.
The Bill would reform the UK’s data protection regime reducing some of the regulatory burden on…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”) has clarified the methods it will use to calculate the fines it will issue for breaches of data privacy law in the UK by publishing its latest Data Protection Fining Guidance (the “Guidance“) on 18 March 2024.
The ICO oversees compliance with the UK data protection law,…
When the UK Online Safety Act (the “Act“) became law on 26 October 2023, it had established one of the most comprehensive online safety regulatory frameworks in the world. The Act’s intention is to make the use of online services for individuals in the United Kingdom, especially children, safer. It introduces a long…
Today, the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology announced further details on the new transatlantic data flow mechanism for UK-to-US personal data transfers. In particular, the UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology today laid new adequacy regulations before the UK Parliament to give effect to the proposed arrangement. The deal, announced…
The UK Government published its AI White Paper on 29 March 2023, setting out its proposals for regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the United Kingdom. The White Paper is a continuation of the AI Regulation Policy Paper which introduced the UK Government’s vision for the future “pro-innovation” and “context-specific” AI regulatory regime…
On 25 April 2023, the UK Government announced the introduction of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the “Bill”) into Parliament.1 The Bill, which reflects a key government priority of increasing consumer choice and competition, provides for:
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The UK Government has relaunched its efforts to reform the UK’s data protection regime, with the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (No. 2) (the “Bill“) being introduced to Parliament on Wednesday 8 March. The Bill supersedes a previous version that was originally published in July 2022 (see our previous legal update).…
Following on from our alert in relation to technology, data privacy, cybersecurity and IP legal developments to look out for in 2023, this update outlines some of the potential developments and trends in the UK cyber incident response landscape for 2023.
Increased litigation risk for cyber breach victims – the Information Commissioner’s Office begins naming …
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the “ICO”) published new guidance on transfer risk assessments (“TRAs”) and a template for carrying out a TRA.
All businesses are required to carry out TRAs, also known as local law assessments or transfer impact assessments, when transferring personal data subject to the UK GDPR outside the United Kingdom using…
Ransomware attacks continue to surge from the levels seen just a few years ago and the threat such attacks present against companies and organisations remains very real – not least because the sums involved also continue to surge. According to a recent report by software company Acronis1, global ransomware damages are predicted to…
