Since the release of the highly anticipated draft Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act (the “AI Act”) over a year ago, the third and final of the three EU core institutions, the European Parliament, has approved its draft AI Act.[1] The next step is for EU lawmakers and member states to negotiate the final details of the…
BT, which manages the 999-phone system, experienced a technical fault on Sunday the 25th of June causing disruptions throughout the day. The incident resulted in over 11,000 emergency calls being missed and BT is now under formal investigation by Ofcom and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (‘DSIT’) for a potential failure to comply…
Israel’s government-led and one-of-a-kind initiative to ease traffic congestion (also known as the Israel National Drone Initiative (“INDI”)) had 11 drone operating and delivery companies involved in tests and experimental flights at the beginning of June 2023. The influence this initiative will have on regulations and laws in this space is one to watch for.…
Background On 28 March 2023, the European Commissioner Didier Reynders announced the launch of the Cookie Pledge to encourage solutions from companies to address cookie fatigue and empower consumers to make effective choices regarding tracking-based advertising models. This has opened the floor to the discussion of potential avenues through which pop-ups on websites can be…
As artificial intelligence (“AI”) continues to evolve, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (“ENISA”) has recently published an overview report on AI cybersecurity and standards. ENISA states that: “The overall objective of the present document is to provide an overview of standards (existing, being drafted, under consideration and planned) related to the cybersecurity of artificial…
EU General Court has made an important decision for information used by those operating in online advertising and publishing. CJEU rulings are binding within the EU and no longer in the UK (though UK organisations may need to adhere to them, when the extraterritorial provisions of the EU’s GDPR apply). The issue related to the condition…
On 4 May 2023, the CJEU provided a preliminary ruling for Case C-487/21, in which the Austrian Court sought guidance on the scope of information accessible to data subjects under the right to access a copy of personal data, as provided for by Article 15(3) of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). CJEU rulings are…
On 4 May 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered a preliminary ruling for the case UI v Österreichische Post AG (Case C-300/21). The CJEU addressed three important questions surrounding the interpretation of Article 82 of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) on the right to compensation: Is an infringement of…
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“UAS”), more commonly referred to as drones, are aerial vehicles that do not carry a human operator, but instead are remotely piloted. Most drones today currently use a spectrum designated for Wi-Fi or model aircraft, which do not require a Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (“WTA”) licence. However, as technology progresses rapidly, this…
On May 4th 2023, the French competition watchdog, l’Autorité de la concurrence, issued interim measures against Meta for discrimination in its ad verification criteria. The provisional decision followed an October 2022 complaint from Adloox, a company which provides ad verification services. The initial outlined abusive conditions for accessing Meta’s “viewability” and “brand safety” partnerships, which…
