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2 months ago | 
jdsupra.com | Mark Booth |Steven A. Farmer |Scott Morton
The UK’s Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA) is a comprehensive piece of legislation designed to regulate social media companies and search services and to increase protections for individuals online. It draws comparisons to the EU’s Digital Services Act, with both laws include provisions relating to safety and transparency—seeking to balance the need to protect people online with fundamental rights such as the right to freedom of expression and privacy.
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2 months ago | 
jdsupra.com | Mark Booth |Steven A. Farmer |Scott Morton
The first binding obligations of the European Union’s landmark AI legislation, the EU AI Act (the Act), came into effect on February 2, 2025. Essentially, from this date, AI practices which present an unacceptable level of risk are prohibited and organizations are required to ensure an appropriate level of AI literacy among staff. For a comprehensive overview of the Act, see our earlier client alert here.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
computing.co.uk | Scott Morton
Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI is the start of a coordinated approach Convention represents the first legally binding international agreement on AI, signalling the start of a coordinated effort to govern the ethical development and deployment of AI systems. Nonetheless, limitations remain, and the Convention depends heavily on the commitment of signatories.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
pillsburylaw.com | Scott Morton
A recent article authored by Pillsbury counsel Scott Morton suggests that while the Convention offers a foundation for responsible AI governance, it currently functions more as an aspirational guide than a strict regulatory framework. Nonetheless, its success will depend on how effectively countries implement these principles into actionable regulations, making it essential for companies to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape. Click here to read the full article.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Mark Booth |Steven A. Farmer |Scott Morton
Recent decisions by the French data protection authority (CNIL) have highlighted the importance of GDPR compliance, particularly in the areas of data retention, consent for processing sensitive personal data, and marketing practices.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Mark Booth |Steven A. Farmer |Scott Morton
In a landmark moment for global AI governance, the United States, European Union and United Kingdom have signed the Council of Europe’s framework convention on artificial intelligence and human rights, democracy, and the rule of law (the “Convention”), the first legally binding international treaty on AI. The agreement marks a critical step towards a level of harmonization between global regulatory approaches to AI technologies.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Mark Booth |Steven A. Farmer |Scott Morton
The agreed text of the AI Act was published on July 12, 2024, essentially starting the clock on the legal deadlines contained in it. Its obligations will apply in tiered phases, with the first key obligations being enforced beginning February 2, 2025. TAKEAWAYS The EU’s AI Act governs AI systems and general-purpose AI models, applying different obligations based on risk. Different obligations apply to “providers,” “deployers,” “importers” and “distributors” of AI systems (all defined).
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Mark Booth |Scott Morton
In May 2024 the UK passed the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC). Amongst other changes, the DMCC grants the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) new powers to directly impose fines of up to 10% of a business’s global turnover for consumer protection breaches and to issue notices requiring changes to online interfaces, significantly enhancing the CMA’s enforcement capabilities.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Mark Booth |Steven A. Farmer |Scott Morton
The FCC’s recent introduction of a new Voluntary Cybersecurity Labelling Program for consumer Internet of Things (IoT) products reflects the continued desire by U.S. regulators to bolster the security of the ever-increasing number of internet-connected household items available to the public. UK and EU regulating authorities are no different, and are in the midst of introducing new cybersecurity requirements for the IoT.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Mark Booth |Steven A. Farmer |Scott Morton
On March 13, 2024, the EU Parliament voted to pass the EU’s much-discussed AI Act (with 523 votes in favor, 46 against and 49 abstentions). For an insight into the AI Act’s progression through the EU lawmaking system, see our earlier posts: here, here and here. The legal text of the regulation will now be reviewed before it is endorsed by the EU Council and then finally adopted.
