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12 '23
‘World-First’ Agreement on AI Reached
Over one hundred representatives from across the globe convened in the UK on 1-2 November 2023 at the Global AI Safety Summit. The focus of the Summit was to discuss […]
Entries by William RM Long
06
12 '23
Latest Developments on AI in the EU: the Saga Continues
EU AI Act Up until recently, political agreement on the final text of the EU Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AI Act) was expected on 6 December 2023. However, latest developments indicated roadblocks […]
04
12 '23
Preparing for the EU AI Act
Join Sidley and OneTrust DataGuidance for a webinar on the EU AI Act. This discussion with industry panellists will cover initial reactions to the (anticipated) political agreement on the EU […]
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11 '23
The Tenth Edition of Lexology In-Depth: Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity (formerly The Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law Review) is now available
The tenth edition of Lexology In-Depth: Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity (formerly The Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law Review) provides a global overview of the evolving legal and regulatory regimes […]
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11 '23
EU Moving Closer to an AI Act?
On 24 October 2023, the European Parliament and Member States concluded a fourth round of trilogue discussions on the draft Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AI Act). Policymakers agreed on provisions to […]
02
11 '23
UK Information Commissioner’s Office Publishes Toolkit for Data Sharing with Law Enforcement
The Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has introduced a toolkit on data sharing with law enforcement (“Toolkit”) which supplements the ICO’s existing guidance on sharing personal data with law enforcement authorities. […]
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10 '23
ICO Publishes Guidance on Handling Worker Health Data
On 31 August 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published guidance on the handling of worker health data for employers (ICO Guidance). The ICO Guidance aims to provide tips […]
04
10 '23
The Finalization of the UK-U.S. Data Bridge
On September 21, 2023, the UK and the U.S. announced the UK extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), which will come into effect on October 12. A new […]
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09 '23
New EU FIDA Proposal: How Does This Affect GDPR?
The European Commission issued the Financial Data Access Act (FIDA) proposal in June this year. FIDA will create a legislative framework that aims to “bring payments and the wider financial […]
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08 '23
EU Commission Adopts New Rules for GDPR Enforcement: the Beginning of a Centralized Enforcement Model?
On 4 July 2023, the EU Commission proposed a new Regulation for procedural rules to standardize and streamline cooperation between EU Member State Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) when enforcing the […]