13 Nov, 2024 Spanish AEPD: Harmonising blockchain with the GDPR's right to be forgotten By Ceyhun Pehlivan Elena Valín The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has released a comprehensive technical note addressing the integration of blockchain technology...
07 Jul, 2023 Regulating ChatGPT and the Metaverse for social good: How do China’s first-ever deepfake rules affect AI governance By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke In line with the global buzz around ChatGPT, mainland China has been taking rapid leaps in AI regulation and governance in recent years....
22 Jun, 2023 EU’s new Data Act is almost here By Ceyhun Pehlivan Elena Valín The European Parliament and the Council are about to reach a political agreement on the Data Act. The ongoing discussions include data...
05 Jun, 2023 Spanish data regulator issues guidance on Data Protection Officers By Ceyhun Pehlivan Elena Valín The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has issued a report clarifying some misconceptions about the status and position of a data...
02 Jun, 2023 Spanish guidance on AI: data accuracy is key By Ceyhun Pehlivan Elena Valín The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has recently published guidance on the importance of ensuring that the data used to train an AI...
28 Dec, 2022 Ready, set, go! China's certification regime for cross-border data transfers is about to run By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke The National Information Security Standardisation Technical Committee of China (TC260) issued the final iteration of version 2.0 of the...
15 Aug, 2022 China’s first batch of algorithm filings revealed – What can we learn? By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke Last Friday, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released a list of the first batch of algorithm filings submitted by Chinese...
05 Aug, 2022 China’s new rules regulating mobile apps took effect on 1 August 2022: key implications for app operators By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released in June a set of new rules regulating mobile applications (apps), i.e., the...
25 Jul, 2022 China Data Export Security Assessment: A flow chart of the application process By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke As noted in our previous post, the final form of the Data Export Security Assessment Measures (Measures) were released by the Cyberspace...
08 Jul, 2022 China’s data export assessment rules released By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke China’s cyber regulator – the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) – yesterday released the final form of the Measures for the...
06 Jul, 2022 UK seeks greater AI investment with changes to IP law By Kathy Berry On 28 June, the UK Government announced a proposed change to IP law intended to drive innovation and investment in AI. The change...
01 Jul, 2022 China’s Standard Contractual Clauses at Long Last – Draft Contract for Cross-Border Data Transfers Unveiled By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke On 30 June 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) released the long-awaited draft of Personal Information Export Standard...
30 Jun, 2022 The outlook for US-China tech rivalry By Alex Roberts Global markets continue to be impacted by rulemaking that seeks to decouple the US and China’s technological dependences. However, it...
30 Jun, 2022 Are China's new Binding Corporate Rules set to take centre-stage? Or do we let the bullets fly? By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke Even before cinemas in Shanghai seek to reopen from lockdown next week, the stars of a metaphorical string of summer blockbusters in...
29 Jun, 2022 The outlook for AI regulation By Jennifer Calver Caitlin Potratz Metcalf As businesses increasingly seek to leverage the huge potential of AI including for improved customer engagement and operational...
29 Jun, 2022 A quantum-enabled future: legal and regulatory aspects of quantum technology By Nicholas Puschman The current rate of technological development and investment suggests that quantum technology is likely to have a fundamental impact on...