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1 week ago | 
jdsupra.com | Mark Booth |Steven A. Farmer |Johanna Lipponen
The CRA will affect a broad range of digital products placed on the EU market (including by those based outside the EU), including connected hardware/devices, software and remote data processing solutions. The EU has adopted Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 (Cyber Resilience Act or CRA), which introduces new cybersecurity requirements for connected products, software and their remote data processing solutions.
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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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Jan 23, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Steven A. Farmer |Nancy Fischer |Aaron Hutman
Earlier this week, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was previously signed on October 9, 2024, formalizing a framework to govern cooperation including in relation to exchanging information, coordinating investigations, training personnel, discussing regulatory expectations and economic analyses.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
globaltradeandsanctionslaw.com | Nancy Fischer |Aaron Hutman |Steven A. Farmer |Matthew Rabinowitz
Earlier this week, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was previously signed on October 9, 2024, formalizing a framework to govern cooperation including in relation to exchanging information, coordinating investigations, training personnel, discussing regulatory expectations and economic analyses.
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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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Oct 11, 2024 | 
ridgecrestca.com | Steven A. Farmer
Dear Editor,I am writing to express my strong support for Measure AA, which will be on the ballot this November. As a long-time member and supporter of the Ridgecrest community, I believe that passing Measure AA is crucial for the continued success and safety of our students and staff and subsequently our community. Measure AA is designed to address critical repairs and upgrades needed across the Sierra Sands Unified School District.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Steven A. Farmer |Iris Karaman
[co-author: Julia Kotamäki]On September 12, 2024, the UK government published the Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 (the “Regulations”), granting the UK’s trade sanctions enforcement body, the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI), new implementation and enforcement powers effective from 10 October 2024.
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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).
