On 18th July, the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) published the final versions of the second batch of their draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) and implementing technical standards (ITS), developed under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), as well as two sets
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Requirements of EHR systems under the European Health Data Space
This is Part 2 in a series of articles on the European Health Data Space (“EHDS”). Part 1, which provides a general overview of the EHDS, is available here.
Alongside the better-known provisions of the EHDS dealing with secondary…
UK: Changes to UK surveillance and communications law: the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024.
The UK has made several consequential amendments to its primary electronic surveillance law, the Investigatory Powers Act (“IPA”). These changes have the potential to impact the development of certain privacy-enhancing services by technology companies, whilst also widening the scope of…
HONG KONG: Artificial Intelligence – Model Personal Data Protection Framework
In the rapid development of artificial intelligence (“AI”), regulators are playing catch up in creating frameworks to aid and regulate its development.
As the AI landscape begins to mature, different jurisdictions have begun to publish guidance and frameworks. Most recently,…
The European Health Data Space – What lies ahead?
In March 2024, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached a deal on a provisional agreement for the European Health Data Space (“EHDS”) regulation as part of the broader EU data strategy. The Council of the…
Ireland: DPC Issues Record 87% of EU GDPR Fines in 2023; Breach Reports Increase by 20%
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published its 2023 Annual Report, highlighting a record year with DPC fines accounting for 87% of all GDPR fines issued across the EU. A busy year for the DPC also saw a 20%…
EU/UK: Data-Sharing Frameworks – A State of Play in the EU and the UK
Disclaimer: This article first appeared in the June 2024 issue of PLC Magazine, and is available at http://uk.practicallaw.com/resources/uk-publications/plc-magazine.
In order to capture the benefits of data-driven innovation, the EU and the UK are taking action to facilitate data sharing…
UK: ICO and Ofcom approach to regulation of online services
In the UK, there is currently heightened regulatory scrutiny and increased public interest in children’s data protection and online harm, with a raft of new guidance and regulation from both the ICO and Ofcom, the chief regulator of the Online…
Australia: Privacy Act Updates Expected in August 2024
The next steps in Australia’s long bubbling reform of the privacy regime has been announced, with draft legislation expected to be tabled by August 2024. The reform is being presented as part of the Federal Government’s efforts to improve online…
UK: New cyber security requirements for consumer products
On Monday 29 April, new cyber security requirements entered into force in the United Kingdom. They apply to connected products sold to consumers and place obligations on the manufacturers, importers and distributors of those products.
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