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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 features.
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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 Fisher, Richard Lawne, and James Russell distill down the key takeaways and outline the critical next steps for businesses.
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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. In this episode, Fieldfisher's Felicity Fisher and Megan Ward unpick the EDPB's guidance and discuss what it means for online platforms using "pay or OK" models for targeted advertising.
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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 potential impact on businesses, the need for compliance, and the broader implications of data protection and advertising regulation. Don't miss this informative discussion on the key legal developments in technology and data protection law.
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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 guidance from the Spanish DPA sits in the framework of existing cookie rules and guidance, what it changes, and what the conditions are to qualify for the exemptions with some specific examples.
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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