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Mar 13, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Cynthia O’Donoghue
The European Parliament moved the vote on the AI Act from April to today, and today the EU AI Act was passed. It will enter intro force 20 days after publication in the Official Journal. AI is broadly defined and AI risks fall into three categories: Limited, High and Unacceptable. The law will apply to users, deployers, providers and importers of AI. Non-compliance will come with heavy penalties of 35 million EURO or 7% of annual turnover, whichever is greater.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Cynthia O’Donoghue
The United Kingdom recently published a white paper detailing its “pro-innovation” approach to AI. The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the Office for Artificial Intelligence published evidence outlining the regulatory framework options for AI governance, which is to regulate AI through the existing regulatory members of the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF).
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Elle Todd |Tom Gates |Stuart Cobb |Casey Yang |Cynthia O’Donoghue |Kiriaki Tourikis | +5 more
IntroductionAny discussion around privacy issues concerning AI quickly starts to read like an exam question in which potentially every single global worldwide privacy requirement comes into play for consideration. In many ways, privacy regulation is really put to the test with this rapidly developing technology, potentially even challenging whether it is appropriate for the job.
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Dec 14, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Cynthia O’Donoghue
The European Health Data Space (EHDS) is part of the European Commission's data strategy to increase the use and sharing of health data as well the interoperability of health data across the EU. It has three core aspects:Providing individuals with increased access and control of their electronic personal health data. Creating a single market for electronic health record systems, relevant medical devices and high risk AI systems.
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Oct 2, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Cynthia O’Donoghue
On 11 September 2023, the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT), published the draft Data Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (DP Regulations), which seek to amend the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018).
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Sep 11, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Cynthia O’Donoghue |Sarah O'Brien
The House of Commons Committee on Science, Innovation and Technology (the Committee), embarked on an inquiry in October 2022 to assess the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on various sectors, AI regulation, and the UK Government’s AI governance proposals. The resulting interim report, published on 31 August 2023, offers valuable insights, particularly from a legal standpoint, on the challenges and approaches related to AI governance in the UK.
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Aug 17, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Cynthia O’Donoghue |Sarah O'Brien
On 9 August 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a joint position paper on Harmful Design in Digital Markets (Harmful Designs Paper) that urges businesses to stop using harmful website designs that exploit customers by encouraging them to provide more personal data than necessary.
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Aug 17, 2023 | 
technologylawdispatch.com | Cynthia O’Donoghue |Sarah O'Brien
On 9 August 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a joint position paper on Harmful Design in Digital Markets (Harmful Designs Paper) that urges businesses to stop using harmful website designs that exploit customers by encouraging them to provide more personal data than necessary.
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Aug 17, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Cynthia O’Donoghue |Sarah O'Brien
On 9 August 2023, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a joint position paper on Harmful Design in Digital Markets (Harmful Designs Paper) that urges businesses to stop using harmful website designs that exploit customers by encouraging them to provide more personal data than necessary.
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Cynthia O’Donoghue
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a report on reprimands issued in the second quarter of the year, from April to June 2023. The recent reprimands by ICO shed light on areas of data protection where organizations across the public and private sectors have fallen foul of the UK GDPR and are instructive as to how organisations can improve their practices. Our blog focuses on three key lessons gleaned from these reprimands.
