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October 29, 2025

Clearview AI Case: UK Tribunal Clarifies the Reach of the GDPR and Behavioural Monitoring

In October 2025, the UK’s Upper Tribunal (UT) delivered a landmark decision in The Information Commissioner v Clearview AI Incorporated [2025] UKUT 319 (AAC), allowing the ICO’s appeal against an earlier ruling…

October 10, 2025

How to Handle Data Protection Complaints – ICO Draft Guidance

In June 2025, the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) came into force, introducing important changes to the data protection obligations. You can read more about DUAA here. One of the…

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September 9, 2025

EU: Concept of Personal Data – The Court of Justice’s Clarification in EDPS v SRB

The concept of personal data is at the heart of data protection law, yet its boundaries are not always clear. In a recent judgment, the Court of Justice of the…

July 28, 2025

EU regulators’ Joint Opinion on Proposed Simplification of GDPR for SMEs and SMCs

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have issued a joint opinion in response to the European Commission’s proposal to simplify certain obligations under the EU…

June 27, 2025

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

Following a lengthy legislative journey in the Parliament, the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, bringing the most substantial updates to…

June 26, 2025

23andMe’s ICO Fine Explained: What Went Wrong -and How Your Business Can Avoid the Same Fate

On 17 June 2025, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) imposed a fine of £2.31 million on genetic testing company 23andMe for multiple infringements of the UK GDPR. The fine…

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June 16, 2025

European Commission Announced the European Vulnerability Database Launch

On 13 May 2025, the European Commission announced the launch of the European Vulnerability Database (the EUVD), developed by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) which is now officially operational. In this blog…

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June 4, 2025

ICO’s Guidance on Anonymisation and Pseudonymisation

In March 2025, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released new comprehensive guidance on anonymisation and pseudonymisation. Building on earlier consultations, this guidance complements the ICO’s data sharing code of practice by…

May 14, 2025

Update on AI and Copyright in the UK

Last Updated: 20/06/2025 Artificial intelligence (AI) is developing at an incredible pace. From generating music and artwork to transforming the way we work, AI is now capable of producing outputs…

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