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Hallmarks and hallmark moments
A piece of “family silver” often reveals its most important details on the underside. Tucked away on the back, there is often a row of small stamped symbols: a walking lion, a leopard’s head, or an anchor, a single letter in a particular typeface, and perhaps a maker’s initials – all…
Deepfakes (AI-generated synthetic media capable of producing highly realistic images, audio, and video of real individuals) have graduated from a mere novelty to a genuine legal concern. Using neural networks trained on visual and audio data, deepfake systems can replicate a person’s appearance and voice with remarkable fidelity, producing content that is often indistinguishable from…
The United States Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Slaughter significantly alters the constitutional framework governing independent regulatory agencies and may have implications for transatlantic personal data transfers.
The six-to-three decision overturns Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, a 1935 case establishing that Federal Trade Commission (FTC) commissioners could be removed by the President only for cause.…
“Important data” is a concept unique to China law. It refers to data relating to specific topics, groups, or regions, or data that reaches a certain level of precision and scale, the tampering, destruction, leakage or illegal acquisition or use of which may directly jeopardize national security, economic operations, social stability, public health or safety.…
For years, China’s cross-border data transfer regime was long on rules but short on consequences. Companies—both foreign and domestic—were given a relatively extended period to understand the requirements, formulate suitable strategies, and implement compliance measures. Recent enforcement actions led by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s data regulator, suggest that the education phase…
On 11 June 2026, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) published two determinations against Medmate Australia Pty Ltd (Medmate) and Monash IVF Pty Ltd (Monash IVF), finding both entities interfered with individuals’ privacy via the use of website tracking pixels.
In the absence of an express regulatory framework for tracking technologies in Australia,…
Artificial intelligence has quietly reshaped recruitment. From sourcing, screening to selection of candidates, AI tools promise speed and scale in an ever-globalised workforce landscape following the boom of remote work infrastructure. However, a recent intervention by a UK regulator has surfaced regulatory pressure on the vendors building these systems.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has…
On 12 May, Ofcom launched a consultation on proposed updates to its General statement of policy under section 105Y of the Communications Act 2003 (the “Statement of Policy”) in respect of how it will assess compliance by public telecommunications operators with their security obligations under the UK telecommunications security regulatory regime (see Background below for…
A proposed common template for personal data breach notifications recently published by the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) for consultation has the potential to assist organisations in streamlining personal data breach reporting across the EU while also raising additional complexity and challenges for businesses.
In line with the EDPB’s Helsinki Statement on enhanced clarity, support…
On 10 June 2026, the Italian Council of Ministers approved, at a preliminary stage, two draft legislative decrees on artificial intelligence.
The first draft concerns the powers of national authorities, supervision, sanctions, testing environments and training, and also contains provisions relating to employment.
The second draft regulates the use of artificial intelligence systems in policing…
