UK law Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 4) Regulations 2025 made The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No 4) Regulations 2025 SI 2025/1213 have been made. These are the fourth commencement regulations made under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. Regulation 2 brings into force most of Part 2…
The European Commission has issued its 2030 Consumer Agenda which includes some digital and online initiatives. It focuses on four key priority areas. Digital fairness and consumer protection online In 2026, the Commission will propose a Digital Fairness Act to strengthen the protection of consumers in the digital environment. This will cover practices such as dark…
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The European Commission has issued its much debated Digital Omnibus. Its core proposals aim to streamline rules on AI, cybersecurity and data. While aimed at simplifying the rules, it could end up making things more complex, particularly with the uncertain timing of the rules on high-risk AI systems coming into force. It also gives the AI Office more…
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Ofcom has issued an update on its implementation timetable for the remaining phases of the Online Safety Act 2023. The timetable is as follows: Now until the end of 2025 Guidance on a safer life online for women and girls After consulting in February 2025, it will publish its final guidance for improving women and…
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UK law UK government tables amendment to Crime & Policing Bill to tackle AI child abuse images Under new amendments to the Crime & Policing Bill, designated bodies like AI developers and child protection organisations, such as the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), may scrutinise AI models, and ensure safeguards are in place to prevent them generating or…
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Children’s Online Safety was set up in March 2018. It has now opened a call for evidence on an inquiry into Artificial Intelligence (AI) Harms and Children’s Online Safety: “AI and Online Safety: Safeguarding Children’s Digital Futures”. The APPG says that the development and deployment of AI systems across…
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The European Commission has preliminarily found both TikTok and Meta in breach of their obligation to grant researchers adequate access to public data under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission also found Meta, for both Instagram and Facebook, in breach of obligations to provide users simple mechanisms to notify illegal content, and to allow…
UK Law ICO consults on enforcement procedural guidance The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) is consulting on draft enforcement procedural guidance. It explains when and how the ICO opens investigations, uses its information gathering powers, how enforcement decisions are made and how settlement with reduced fines may be appropriate. The consultation ends on 23 January 2026….
We live our lives online and, increasingly, we die there too. Our data, social media, and the relationships we build in virtual spaces often outlive us, sometimes reshaping how others experience loss. For this episode, host Mauricio Figueroa chats with two world-leading voices in the field, a lawyer and a philosopher, Dr Edina Harbinja (University…
During its latest plenary session, the European Data Protection Board adopted two opinions about the European Commission’s draft decisions on the extension of the validity of the UK adequacy decisions under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Law Enforcement Directive (LED) until December 2031. The European Commission requested the EDPB opinions under Article…
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