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June 12, 2023

EU and US Lawmakers Agree to Draft AI Code of Conduct

Margrethe Vestager announced that the EU and US are working together to create a voluntary AI Code of Conduct.

June 12, 2023

CJEU Clarifies the GDPR’s Right to Compensation

This ruling provides much needed clarity on an individual’s ability to seek legal recourse for violations of their data privacy rights.

May 22, 2023

Message-scanning not incompatible with fundamental rights, Commission says

In response to rising criticism, the European Commission issued a non-paper to defend its proposal to combat CSAM.

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May 19, 2023

Majority of EU countries support scanning of audio communications

Ddocument reveals that the majority of the EU countries are in favor of expanding the scanning of private messages to audio communications for detecting CSAM.

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May 18, 2023

CJEU’s Advocate General Issues Opinion on Concept of Controller, Joint Controller, Processor, and Administrative Fines

Advocate General released an opinion on the concepts of “controller”, “joint controller” and “processor”, and also liability system established by the GDPR.

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May 17, 2023

EU lawyers say plan to scan private messages for child abuse may be unlawful

As the EU considers a new law requiring screening of encrypted messages for child abuse content, internal legal advice has raised doubts about its lawfulness.

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May 10, 2023

MEPs to vote on proposed ban on ‘Big Brother’ AI facial recognition on streets

European Parliament will vote on a proposed amendment to Article 5 of the Artificial Intelligence Act, which seeks to bar the use of live facial recognition technology on public streets.

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May 9, 2023

Government will not say if spyware is used to monitor Irish citizens

Ireland won’t reveal whether it spys on its citizens.

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April 19, 2023

UK presses on with post-Brexit data protection reform

UK moves on with data protection reform to make it more “flexible”, while critics warn of risks.

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April 17, 2023

AI Act: EU Parliament walking fine line on banned practices

European Parliament held a political meeting whereby they concluded the discussion on several essential aspects of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Regulation.