Bob Dylan famously asked, “How many roads must a man walk down, before you can call him a man?”. The power of the question is that there is no answer – and comparing the tribulations of one person’s journey through…
If hearing the word “prohibition” brings to mind the moonshine, speakeasies, and bootleg liquor of 1920s America, you’re not alone. It conjures images from ‘Boardwalk Empire’ or ‘The Untouchables’. But today’s prohibition isn’t about gin or whiskey – it’s about…
New satellite services are in development which will permit satellites to communicate directly with unmodified end user phones. These services fall into a category of satellite services known as direct to device services, or “D2D” services. In addition to these…
On 5 January 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced the trial of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to detect collusion in public procurement by scanning and analysing bidding data at scale.1 According to Sarah Cardell, the Chief Executive…
It’s DORA day! The EU financial services sector has been anticipating today since the Digital Operational Resilience Act was published in December 2022. DORA brings a significant shift to the sector in terms of how financial entities must manage risk…
In a recent webinar forming part of DLA Piper’s ‘Digital Evolution in conversation with’ series, Kristof de Vulder caught up with Alessandro Ferrari, Linzi Penman and Conor McEneaney to discuss the scope and impact of the upcoming Digital Operational Resilience…
First introduced in December 2020 by the European Commission, the European Cyber Resilience Act (“ CRA”) regulation was published in the Official Journal on November 20th. It will come into force on December 10, 2024, but will not be immediately…
Part 1: 5 Essential safeguards for website operators
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, data scraping is a hot topic. The copying of online text, images and videos has beneficial use cases (e.g. training AI models for more…
In a recent webinar forming part of DLA Piper’s ‘Digital Evolution in conversation with’ series, Technology Transactions and Sourcing partner Lauren Hurcombe caught up with Gareth Stokes and Jeanne Dauzier, DLA Piper’s International Co-Chairs of the AI Practice, to discuss…