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The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has become reality: it has been published in the Official Journal of the EU on 20 November 2024 and will enter into force on 10 December 2024. This new Act that is part ...
Author(s): Theresa Ehlen, Lutz Riede, Christoph Werkmeister, Julia Utzerath, Christina Moellnitz, Jimena Gonzalez
For the next three months, the UK Government will consult on new rules for consumer subscription contracts, which are due to come into force in 2026 (see here). Addressing both cost-of-living issues a...
Author(s): Daniel Wylde, Andrew Austin, Rikki Haria, Morag Elwis, Kate Collister
In this edition of our EU AI Act unpacked blog series, we take a look at the EU AI Act (AI Act) and its implication on the processing of personal data and, in particular, the AI Act’s interplay with t...
Author(s): Christoph Werkmeister, Philipp Roos, Hanna Hoffmann
Our ‘DSA decoded’ blog series assists businesses in navigating the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), the novel EU regulation designed to create a safer and more transparent digital space. O...
Author(s): Laura Knoke, Lutz Riede, Tobias Timmann, Janet Kim, Tristan Lockwood, Luca Mischensky, Juliana Heer
AI is being used increasingly in the workplace and is becoming more valuable regarding almost all areas of employment. On the one hand, companies themselves are using AI systems for a wide variety of ...
Author(s): Satya Staes Polet, Raquel Flórez, David Mendel, Leonhard Prasser, Flavia Lang, Hubertus Reinbach, Brunhilde Van Den Haute, Olga Chislova, Matteo Tola, Guy Huffen, Marina Sokolova, Blaise Nsenguwera
Data-driven businesses are increasingly looking toward synthetic data – ie, data that is artificially generated but may be derived from real-world datasets – as an option to unlock larger volumes of d...
Author(s): Gernot Fritz, Markus Kattnig, Christine Chong, Christine Lyon
On October 16, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued guidance addressing how institutions can meet their existing obligations under 23 NYCRR 500 (“Part 500”) given new and...
Author(s): Brock Dahl, Kimberly Zelnick, Timothy Howard, Beth George, Robert Barton, Eunice Ju
On 23 October 2024 the UK government introduced the Data (Use and Access) Bill to Parliament (the DUAB). The DUAB is a wide-ranging and significant reform package with implications for all businesses ...
Author(s): Giles Pratt, Rachael Annear, Tristan Lockwood, Adam Gillert