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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…
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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…
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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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March 27, 2025

Data Protection Update:  Direct Marketing – The Facebook Case

Following submissions made to the High Court by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection regulator, Meta (parent company of Facebook) has agreed to stop targeting a Facebook…
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February 11, 2025

Paying for Privacy? Understanding the ICO’s ‘Consent or Pay’ Rules

You may have recently encountered websites, most frequently news websites, that present you with a pop-up message before you can read what is on it. This pop-up message will ask…
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December 2, 2024

Legal Issues in Ad-Tech

E-commerce business in the UK generates revenues of hundreds of billions of pounds a year and continues to grow. One of the critical parts of the e-commerce industry connecting retailers…
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November 22, 2024

DPA Meaning: What is it?

The UK GDPR imposes a significant amount of regulation on all organisations in the UK (and often organisations outside the UK) in order to protect personal data. One of the…

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