Data and Privacy Matters: Legal Insights – January 2025
January was a busy start to 2025 in the world of data and privacy, so join us in this month's episode of the Fieldfisher's Data & Privacy Matters podcast to get some insight into the key news.
Lorna Cropper, Charley Guile, and Salma Eleyan start the episode discussing China's latest AI model, its industry impact, and the swift regulatory responses. They also delve into the UK government's AI Opportunities Action Plan and the ICO's reaction to this ambitious strategy.
Focus then turns to new and updated law in the EU with news on DORA and Cybersecurity before the team explores the European Health Data Space Regulation and its implications for individuals and organisations. The UK government's consultation on ransomware also features.
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Subscribe nowEfforts to enhance online safety and age verification systems are also highlighted, with consideration given to Ofcom's Statement: Age Assurance and Children's Access before looking at initiatives across US states.
The episode then pivots to recent EDPB guidelines on pseudonymisation before discussing details about the EDPB's sweep which was focused on Data Subjects Rights and the and the ICO's new online tracking strategy.
The episode concludes with details about new ICO fee levels and several interesting cases focused on personal data. As well as a couple of legal cases. Don't miss this comprehensive roundup of key legal updates in data and privacy.
Resources
AI
AI Opportunities Action Plan: government response - GOV.UK
Statement in response to AI Action Plan | ICO
Program | Artificial Intelligence Action Summit
What do we expect from the France AI Action Summit
EU Tech Reg
The EU Cyber Solidarity Act | Shaping Europe’s digital future
EU cyber security strategy: new laws, new obligations – an overview | Fieldfisher
The new EU Heath Data Space Regulation: a turning point for EU health data access? | Fieldfisher
Action plan to protect the health sector from cyberattacks
Massive Data Breaches in 2024: What Are the Key Lessons and Steps to Take? | CNIL
Ransomware: proposals to increase incident reporting and reduce payments to criminals - GOV.UK
Online Safety
Statement: Age Assurance and Children’s Access - Ofcom
MLex | Multiple US states to introduce age-verification legislation targeting app stores (Paywall)
EDPB
ICO
Taking control: our online tracking strategy | ICO
The Data Protection (Charges and Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
Case Law
Court upholds EDPB's authority after challenge from Ireland's DPC | IAPP
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Ashley-v-HMRC.pdf
Mike Ashley triumphs in data protection dispute against HMRC
Enforcement
https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2025-01/cp250001en.pdf
