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ICO publishes third edition of its Annual Tech Horizons Report

A&O Shearman on 3/10/2025

On February 20 2025, the Information Commissioner’s Officer (the ICO) published the third edition of the Tech Horizons Report (the Report). The Report identifies four new technologies expected to emerge over the next 2 to 7...more

Meet the In-Laws: the UK’s Digital Legislative Agenda for 2025

Ropes & Gray LLP on 12/23/2024

After its election to power in July 2024, the newly formed Labour government wasted little time in announcing its legislative priorities for the coming year. Unsurprisingly, these priorities included several proposed Bills...more

Supply Chain Attacks in the UK: Reducing Risk and Preparing for Upcoming Legal Changes

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 9/26/2024

Effective information security is no longer just dependent on an organisation’s own internal cybersecurity controls. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) highlights that third-party service providers are processing...more

UK’s ICO and NCA Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Further Collaboration on Cybersecurity

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/13/2024

On 5 September 2024, the UK’s data privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), and the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) outlining how they will further collaborate...more

UK King’s Speech 2024: Key takeaways on data protection and cyber security

Hogan Lovells on 7/19/2024

On 17 July 2024, the King’s Speech and associated background briefing notes were presented and published. These contain a summary of the new government’s plans, including two proposed bills that relate to changes to the UK’s...more

Online Safety Act Update: Ofcom’s Consultation on Measures to Protect Children From Online Harms Closing 17 July 2024

Cooley LLP on 7/3/2024

Introduction The UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) imposes extensive obligations on certain types of online service providers to protect users from illegal and harmful content. A key focus of the OSA is the protection of children...more

UK Privacy Watchdog Probes Microsoft’s Controversial “Recall” Feature

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 5/31/2024

The UK’s data privacy regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), is investigating Microsoft over potential privacy concerns with its recently announced AI-powered “Recall” feature for Windows PCs. Microsoft...more

The UK ICO Publishes Its Strategy on AI Governance

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/13/2024

Rather than specifically regulating artificial intelligence (AI), the UK government has opted to rely on the existing web of laws and regulations applying to technology across a spectrum of sectors in its jurisdiction. But...more

Age Assurance for Internet Society Services (ISS): What to Know About a New UK ICO Opinion

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/23/2024

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator, has published an opinion on age assurance for internet society services (ISS). The opinion aims to explain how a company can use technology in...more

ICO and AEPD take steps for protection of minors

A&O Shearman on 2/16/2024

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) launched a campaign called ‘Think. Check. Share’ (the Campaign) on 29 January 2024, to promote responsible data sharing to safeguard children. The Campaign aims to provide...more

Generative AI - Data Privacy's Friend or Foe?

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 1/29/2024

There’s so much activity around generative AI! This is a hot topic for us data privacy folks as it presents new challenges for the protection of personal data. Call us sad, but we get very excited about it!...more

The ICO’s new streamlined approach to UK BCR

Hogan Lovells on 11/27/2023

Following a re-think of the process for the authorisation of UK BCR after Brexit, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has devised a new mechanism to significantly streamline approvals. The new process, which was...more

UK-US Data Bridge Gets Green Light

Cooley LLP on 9/29/2023

Closely following the establishment of the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) – see our July 2023 post – the UK has now agreed to an extension for the transfer of personal data from the UK to the US, known as the UK Extension...more

Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks | Issue 9

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 9/25/2023

Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more

ICO Joint Statement on Data Scraping and the Protection of Privacy

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 9/19/2023

On August 24, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a joint statement in conjunction with 11 other global authorities responsible for data protection and privacy on data scraping. Data scraping is the process of...more

Neurodata, Neurotechnology and Data Protection in the UK

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/25/2023

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has published a report on the evolving nature of neurotechnology and its implications for data protection laws. The report highlights the risks of neurotechnology and sets the...more

UK - ICO publishes neurotechnology report flagging the discrimination risks in brain-monitoring technologies

A&O Shearman on 6/22/2023

The UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published a report on neurotechnology and released an accompanying statement on 8 June 2023....more

Does the UK's Age-Appropriate Design Code Apply to Your Business?

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/19/2023

Following the introduction of the Age-Appropriate Design Code (the Code) on 2 September 2021, companies have questioned whether the Code applies to their online service. A recent consultation by the ICO seeks to clarify when...more

Increasing global cybersecurity regulation of private companies on the near horizon

A&O Shearman on 4/25/2023

Within the past year, a number of countries around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, and The Netherlands have initiated regulatory inquiries and developed new strategies for the purpose of more...more

Reflections on six months in the ICO Legal Services Team

A&O Shearman on 9/2/2022

It’s 1 September 2022 and I’m back at my desk at Allen & Overy having spent the last six months on secondment to the Legal Services team at the UK Information Commissioner’s Office. So how did it go?...more

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Taking Back Control of UK Data Protection?

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/4/2022

On 18 July 2022 the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the Bill) was introduced for discussion into parliament, in one of the UK's first drives towards data protection reform after Brexit....more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2022

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/3/2022

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the FTC’s blog post suggesting an increased focus on protecting consumers’ sensitive data and Plaid’s settlement to resolve a class action arising from its data...more

UK Data: A New Direction – UK Government Responds to Consultation

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/30/2022

On 16 June 2022, the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (“the DCMS”) published its response to its Data Reform consultation. The response sets out the UK government’s key data protection reform...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - May 2022

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/3/2022

In this month’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we review Connecticut’s passage of a comprehensive privacy law (making it the fifth state to do so), the newly enacted federal Better Cybercrime Metrics Act, New York’s new law...more

8 Things You Need to Know About United Kingdom (UK) International Data Transfers

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/5/2022

Update: UK international data transfer agreement and UK addendum to the EU standard contractual clauses now in force In February, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”), the United Kingdom (UK) data protection...more

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