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Criminalising deepfakes – the UK's new offences following the Online Safety Act | Herbert Smith Freehills | Global law firm

Jan 13, 2025 | herbertsmithfreehills.com | Hayley Brady |Claire Wiseman |Rachel Kane |Sara Lee

Update: Following the prorogation of Parliament on 24 May 2024, the Criminal Justice Bill (including the proposal to create a new offence for making sexually explicit deepfakes) will not be progressing further in its passage through Parliament. However, the existing offence for sharing such deepfakes, introduced by the Online Safety Act 2023, has been and remains in force since 31 January 2024.
August Data Wrap: A snapshot of regulatory developments

Sep 3, 2024 | lexology.com | Miriam Everett |Claire Wiseman |Lauren Hudson |Sara Lee |Alice Bourne |Davina Chu

On 7 August 2024, the ICO announced its provisional decision to issue a £6.09m fine to Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd ("Advanced"), for its failure to implement adequate data security measures which came to light following a ransomware attack on Advanced in August 2022.
June Data Wrap: A snapshot of key regulatory developments

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.
March Data Wrap: A snapshot of key regulatory developments

Apr 10, 2024 | lexology.com | Miriam Everett |Claire Wiseman |Duc Tran |Saara Leino |Sara Lee |Ankit Kapoor

US federal privacy law finally getting seriousWhilst several state-level data privacy rights continue to come into effect in 2024, given that this is an election year in the US, it seemed unlikely that federal privacy legislation would be a priority for Congress when we put together our 2024 Data Predictions at the start of the year.
Regulating AI: Two steps forward for the UK as pro-innovation approach remains

Feb 7, 2024 | lexology.com | Nick Pantlin |Claire Wiseman |Sara Lee |Rachel Montagnon

Following landmark developments in 2023, the international spotlight remains firmly on AI regulation as we enter into 2024. The last few days alone have not only seen the COREPER Ambassador’s agreement on the EU AI Act, but also the long-awaited released yesterday (“Response“) and the House of Lords Communication and Digital Committee report on “Large language models and generative AI” (“Report“) published at the end of last week.
Oct / Nov / Dec Data Wrap: A snapshot of key regulatory developments

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.