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Jul 4, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Miriam Everett |Claire Wiseman |Duc Tran |Angela Chow |Alasdair McMaster |Sara Lee
As a sneaky July entry, the European Commission has warned Meta that it's "Pay or Consent" model breaches the Digital Markets Act ("DMA"). On 1 July, the Commission announced its preliminary findings that Meta’s offer to allow users of services such as Instagram to choose between either paying for a non-personalised option or consenting to targeted advertisements, does not comply with the DMA.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 00122-1/abstract&sz=64)
journalofhospitalinfection.com | Ying Tang |Joanna Tan |Brenda S. P. Ang |Angela Chow
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Apr 23, 2024 | journalofhospitalinfection.com | Ying Tang |Joanna Tan |Brenda S. P. Ang |Angela Chow
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Miriam Everett |Claire Wiseman |Angela Chow |Peter Coope
As envisaged in our predictions for 2024, close
regulatory scrutiny of adtech looks unlikely to wane in
2024. 2023 saw multiple CJEU rulings resulting in Meta
relying on three different lawful bases in quick succession when
processing its users' personal data for targeted advertising
purposes. The year ended with Meta relying on consent and proposing
a subscription model for advertising-free services in the EU.
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Jan 3, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Miriam Everett |Claire Wiseman |Duc Tran |Angela Chow
In a last-minute addition to this Data Wrap, after nearly three
years of discussions and negotiation, political agreement
has finally been reached in relation to the EU's AI
Act – the first major comprehensive regulation
specifically in relation to artificial intelligence. While the text
is not yet available, the key elements of the agreement are now
clear. In particular, the greatest degree of regulation
will apply to so-called "high-risk" AI systems.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Miriam Everett |Claire Wiseman |Duc Tran |Angela Chow |Sara Lee
In a last-minute addition to this Data Wrap, after nearly three years of discussions and negotiation, political agreement has finally been reached in relation to the EU’s AI Act – the first major comprehensive regulation specifically in relation to artificial intelligence. While the text is not yet available, the key elements of the agreement are now clear. In particular, the greatest degree of regulation will apply to so-called “high-risk” AI systems.
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Oct 11, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Miriam Everett |Claire Wiseman |Duc N. Tran |Angela Chow |Erin Bibb
First up: in an effort to facilitate the flow of personal data between the UK and the US, on 21 September the UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology published the Data Protection (Adequacy (United States of America) Regulations 2023, implementing the so-called UK-US data bridge (the “Data Bridge“).
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Aug 17, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Miriam Everett |Claire Wiseman |Duc Anh Tran |Angela Chow
As mentioned in a last-minute entry to our June Data Wrap, on 10
July 2023, the European Commission adopted its
long-awaited adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy
Framework ("DPF"),
determining that data transfers pursuant to the DPF benefited from
an adequate level of data protection. This means that
personal data can now freely flow to organisations
participating in the DPF without the need for transfer impact
assessments or the EU standard contractual clauses
("SCCs), for example.
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Aug 16, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Miriam Everett |Claire Wiseman |Duc Anh Tran |Angela Chow |Asmita Singhvi |Sara Lee | +1 more
As mentioned in a last-minute entry to our June Data Wrap, on 10 July 2023, the European Commission adopted its long-awaited adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF“), determining that data transfers pursuant to the DPF benefited from an adequate level of data protection. This means that personal data can now freely flow to organisations participating in the DPF without the need for transfer impact assessments or the EU standard contractual clauses (“SCCs), for example.
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Jul 13, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Miriam Everett |Claire Wiseman |Duc Anh Tran |Angela Chow
A sneaky entry into the June data wrap given that it was
actually announced on Monday 10 July, but the European Commission
(the "Commission") has now adopted its
adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
(the "Framework"). The decision means
that personal data can now freely flow to organisations
participating in the Framework without the need for transfer impact
assessments or standard contractual clauses.
