The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its annual report for 2024-25. The ICO commits to four “enduring strategic objectives”: safeguarding and empowering consumers, responsible innovation and sustainable economic growth, promoting openness, transparency and accountability, and being held to account for enforcing the legislation it oversees. The ICO oversees a wide variety of legislation including…
The Advocate General has delivered an Opinion in Case C-797/23 | Meta Platforms Ireland on fair compensation. The Advocate General commented that the digital revolution has greatly disrupted the media industry, especially print media. Changing user habits, the rise of online press review services, and competition from new digital channels have significantly reduced publishers’ revenues,…
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The European Commission has launched the process to adopt new adequacy decisions to allow the free flow of personal data between the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom. Following its assessment of the recently adopted UK Data Use and Access Act, the Commission has concluded that the UK’s legal framework continues to provide data…
Hot on the heels of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, the European Commission has now published its guidance for general purpose AI models. The guidance clarifies the scope of the obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models under the AI Act. The timeline for the obligations is set out below. The guidance defines general-purpose…
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The European Commission has launched a public consultation and a call for evidence on the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act.It aims to deal with: It also aims to ensure a level playing field for online traders, facilitate enforcement and introduce potential simplification. In addition, the Commission says that young people are an important consumer segment with…
UK law Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2025 made The Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Relevant Public Authorities and Designated Senior Officers) Regulations 2025 SI 2025/808 have been made. They amend Schedule 4 to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. Schedule 4 (relevant public authorities and designated senior officers etc.)…
The European Commission has issued the final version of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice. The Code is designed to help industry comply with the AI Act’s rules on general-purpose AI, which will enter into application on 2 August 2025. The rules become enforceable by the AI Office of the Commission in 2026 for new…
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The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have issued a Joint Opinion on the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation amending certain regulations, including the GDPR. The GDPR amendments are part of the fourth simplification Omnibus. The Omnibus aims to simplify EU rules and reduce administrative burden, extending certain mitigating…
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UK law Draft Data Protection Act 2018 (Qualifying Competent Authorities) Regulations 2025 published The Draft Data Protection Act 2018 (Qualifying Competent Authorities) Regulations 2005 have been published. Sections 89 and 90 of the Data (Use and Access) Act (DUAA) amend the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) to enable joint processing between qualifying competent authorities and…
The First-tier Tribunal has issued its decision in TikTok Inc & Anor v Information Commissioner [2025] UKFTT 798 (GRC) on the preliminary issue raised by TikTok in its appeal against the £12.7m fine issued by the ICO in April 2023. The decision follows a hearing that took place from 19 to 21 May 2025. The…
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