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Bytesize Legal Updates | Fieldfisher

Fieldfisher are experts in European digital regulation and guide businesses through the complexities of the EU’s rapidly evolving regulatory environment. Europe is one of the world’s largest internal markets - with our focus on digital regulation for online platforms, social media and emerging technologies (AI, automation, AR/VR etc.) we keep you up-to-date with the EU’s digital agenda, and latest impacting European legislation for the industry. 

  1. Bytesize Legal Update – Snap's DPIA for MyAI scrutinised by the UK data protection regulator

    SEP 12

    Bytesize Legal Update – Snap's DPIA for MyAI scrutinised by the UK data protection regulator

    The Fieldfisher Silicon Valley team delve into the final decision issued by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in relation to Snap's data protection impact assessment (DPIA) for its MyAI chatbot. Megan Ward and Hannah El Gazzar discuss how Snap's initial DPIA fell short of the UK GDPR requirements and why the ICO concluded that Snap's revised DPIA was compliant, and highlight the learning points for organisations conducting DPIAs, particularly when that DPIA relates to AI powered ...

    12 min

  2. JUL 18

    Bytesize Legal Update - The EU AI Act becomes law - what now?

    It's finally here - the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) has now been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force on the 1st of August 2024. So what happens now?In this episode, we explore what the timeline for implementation of the Act looks like, what are the priorities businesses need to be considering now, and what steps they can be taking now in order to prepare. Cutting through hundreds of pages of new law, Fieldfisher's Flick Fish...

    13 min
  3. Bytesize Legal Update: Pay or OK Models for Behavioural Advertising

    MAY 10

    Bytesize Legal Update: Pay or OK Models for Behavioural Advertising

    On April 17, 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its guidance on "consent or pay" models implemented by large online platforms for behavioral advertising. The headline is that, in the EDPB's opinion, in most cases it will not be possible for large online platforms using "consent or pay" models to demonstrate that they have obtained valid consent under European data protection law to process an end user's data for the platform's behavioural advertising purposes. &nb...

    17 min

  4. MAR 5

    Bytesize Legal Updates: The UK guidance on Loot Boxes

    In this episode of Fieldfisher's Bytesized Legal Updates podcast, James Russell and Paul Lanois, technology and data specialists at Fieldfisher Silicon Valley, discuss the UK's recent guidance on loot boxes in video games. They explore the industry's self-regulatory approach, transparency standards, probability disclosures, and responsible play. The guidance, which provides 11 principles, aims to bring clarity to the legal grey area surrounding Loot Boxes. James and Paul highlight the po...

    13 min
  5. Bytesize Legal Updates: Spanish DPA guidance on analytics cookies

    FEB 16

    Bytesize Legal Updates: Spanish DPA guidance on analytics cookies

    The recent guidance issued by the Spanish Data Protection Authority (DPA) on cookies proposes a new exemption for analytics cookies used for strictly limited first party anonymised and aggregated statistical purposes. In this episode of Fieldfisher's Bytesize Legal Update podcast, legal advisor Pardeep Dhanoya and senior associate Andrea Ortega provide an overview of the EU and UK cookie rules and explain what cookies are exempt from user consent. They also outline how the recent guidan...

    7 min
  6. Bytesize Legal Updates: The French data protection authority fines Amazon France Logistique

    FEB 13

    Bytesize Legal Updates: The French data protection authority fines Amazon France Logistique

    The French data protection authority, the CNIL, has fined Amazon France Logistique €32 million for its use of excessively intrusive employee monitoring systems and failing to provide transparency and adequate security to personal data in relation to the use of video surveillance systems, in breach of the GDPR. In our latest Bytesize Legal Update, Fieldfisher's Moira Campbell and Eilish Beeby discuss the key takeaways from the decision and what the practical implications are for businesse...

    16 min
  7. Bytesize Legal Update: The evolving legal landscape of the requirements for age assurance

    JAN 19

    Bytesize Legal Update: The evolving legal landscape of the requirements for age assurance

    The FTC's proposals to amend COPPA and the updated Information Commissioner's Opinion on Age Assurance, are just two of the most recent updates in the area of Age Assurance. With governments and regulators heavily prioritising children's data and their online safety, understanding when you need to implement Age Assurance and how to select the most appropriate method for your business is increasingly important. In this Bytesize Legal Update, Fieldfisher's James Russell and Lorna Cropper...

    15 min

  8. JAN 12

    Bytesize Legal Update - The Lithuanian Ministry of Health Decision

    The recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decision in the Lithuanian Ministry of Health case grapples with the definition of "controllership" under the GDPR. In this case, nearly 4,000 users' personal data had been collected by a Covid-19 mobile app released to the public without the Lithuanian Ministry's express approval, and yet the Lithuanian ministry were still held liable for the processing. In this Bytesize Legal Update Fieldfisher's James Russell and R...

    12 min
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Fieldfisher are experts in European digital regulation and guide businesses through the complexities of the EU’s rapidly evolving regulatory environment. Europe is one of the world’s largest internal markets - with our focus on digital regulation for online platforms, social media and emerging technologies (AI, automation, AR/VR etc.) we keep you up-to-date with the EU’s digital agenda, and latest impacting European legislation for the industry. 

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