ENISA issues guidelines on securing the IoT supply chain
On 9 November 2020, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) published its guidelines for securing the Internet of Things (IoT) supply chain (see the full report here). The report is relevant to all those developing, selling and using... Read more
A new year, a new role: CMA to house new UK digital regulator
Ending months of speculation about which UK regulator would take on this responsibility, on Friday, the government announced that the new Digital Markets Unit (or DMU) will be housed within the CMA from April 2021. The DMU will have its... Read more
Changes coming to NIS regime sanctions
Changes to the NIS regime are one step closer as the Government publishes its response to its summer consultation The NIS regime aims to make the EU’s (and UK’s) essential services in sectors such as transport, energy and certain digital services... Read more
A way forward for international transfers of data?
The wave of uncertainty created by the CJEU Schrems II decision had left many opting for a ‘wait and see’ approach to international transfers of personal data. Why revamp all existing processes without further guidance on what will (or not)... Read more
New right of confidence in live sports data stumbles before Court of Appeal
Since off-racecourse bookmakers were legalised by the Betting and Gaming Act 1960, sport and gambling have developed a symbiotic relationship in the UK. One that has boomed in the digital age. Live online sports data is now the lifeblood of both... Read more
ICO audit of political campaigning: a case for transparency that goes beyond Westminster
Against the backdrop of the US elections, which has the current President of the United States campaigning for funds to challenge the (not quite final) results, our own ICO has published a summary of its audit concerning data protection practices... Read more
New Regulations for AI: the EU Parliament's proposals
The legal and regulatory landscape surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) has been a point of significant discussion at EU level. Last month the European Parliament added to the debate, publishing the following three legislative proposals: a... Read more
Soar in US AI patenting activity sees applications more than double from 2002-2018
Artificial intelligence (“AI”) and intellectual property (“IP”), have been under the proverbial microscope in recent times. One debate has focused on how AI should be accommodated in IP law in the UK (see The Lens post here), the EU (here) and on... Read more
An (out)source of systemic risk?
This morning the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a discussion paper, which seeks to facilitate a broad discussion on current regulatory and supervisory approaches to the management of outsourcing and third-party risks. The paper doesn't... Read more
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