https://www.pinsentmasons.com/shared-content/rss-feed/outlaw-data-protectionOut-Law Data Protectionen-GB60{819BC179-40A1-4BCC-95EA-0E7D75E02B81}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/EU-Kids-Act-proposal-social-media-account?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionOnline platforms could face significant new obligations to verify both the age of child users and the authority of parents seeking to manage their accounts under the European Commission's proposed EU Kids Act. Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:30:28 Z{90B73F46-818A-4409-950B-96512231689D}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/venues-face-growing-scrutiny-facial-recognition-technology?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionWhile biometric technologies can offer operational and security benefits, sports clubs and sporting venue operators need to be able to justify why they are necessary, demonstrate that they are proportionate, and ensure appropriate safeguards are in place given the sensitivity of the data involved, experts have said.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:21:07 Z{4577D8F0-9715-4404-BF87-D0CDD832369C}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Lines-blur-SML-cyber-insurance-UK-sexual-harassment-reform?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionUK insurers have been urged to consider how they can distinguish policies that offer employers cover against sexual misconduct and molestation (SML) claims from policies that offer organisations cover against cyber risks, as technology serves to blur the lines between the two.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:59:40 Z{A32D4B1B-E6F8-4D51-BE12-FCBB98CABD40}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Ireland-launches-first-national-anti-money-laundering-strategy?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe Irish government has launched its first national anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing strategy, setting out a coordinated framework for tackling financial crime and responding to evolving money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing risks.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:35:37 Z{F0AED170-329E-4BDD-8B71-22BB58285F94}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/AI-drift-Australia?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionAs organisations accelerate the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) across their operations, Australian regulators are increasingly highlighting weaknesses in AI governance and risk management.Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:15:20 Z{21EBC39C-3929-4187-81A8-261F00A4F5A1}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Frontier-AI-cyber-risk-warnings-grow-louder-GPT-6-Astra?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionA series of recent warnings have been sounded by financial regulators and major companies over the risk ‘frontier AI’ poses to the security of systems organisations operate and the data held within those systems.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:16:53 Z{BA93AD95-9FD0-4CCD-8FF6-DD64FCFDA9D4}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/australian-privacy-law-reforms-consultation-tranche-two-Bill?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionOrganisations should be prepared to change the way they assess compliance with privacy law in Australia under major reforms that have been proposed, according to experts.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:19:52 Z{6165B0F5-98FA-4BF5-8E4A-A1F14659AEB4}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/Cyber-Resilience-Act-major-shift-EU-cybersecurity-compliance?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionWith the first major compliance deadline shortly arriving, businesses should turn their attention to the practical implications of the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), one of the most ambitious cybersecurity regimes introduced to date.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:50:31 Z{C894ADF9-22E2-4CA8-AEC3-6BC166769949}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Smart-glasses-attract-Australian-privacy-regulator-scrutiny?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionTechnology companies and retailers hoping to sell ‘smart glasses’ or other ‘surveillance wearables’ in Australia will require a “social licence” to do so, according to the country’s privacy commissioner.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:16:15 Z{DB6462CB-DD88-40D6-A977-C41B5B8FF066}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/GDPR-data-breach-notification-template-criticisms-legitimate?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe European Data Protection Board (EDPB) should reduce some of the requirements it seeks to impose on businesses when they go to initially notify personal data breaches under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), an expert has said.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:32:00 Z{30692584-00E7-4DDC-948D-021714AE7DF4}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/sports-organisations-re-engage-dormant-fans?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionMany sports organisations could be under-valuing the commercial opportunity of re-engaging existing fans.Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:45:31 Z{B78AC616-7B80-48C7-8EB4-8DD077A2833A}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Japanese-businesses-Southeast-Asia-data-centre-growth?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionJapanese companies are increasingly looking beyond their domestic market for data centre investment opportunities, with Southeast Asia emerging as a particularly attractive destination as power constraints and infrastructure bottlenecks challenge growth at home, an expert has said.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:23:40 Z{1F88D4E4-E98B-4692-BC2E-AE0A9E07FC42}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/bolster-cyber-resilience-Britain-energy-sector?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+Protection“Baseline” cybersecurity requirements will be imposed on all companies licensed to operate in the downstream gas and electricity (DGE) market in Britain, the UK government and Britain’s energy regulator have decided as part of wider plans to raise “cyber resilience” in the DGE system.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:20:53 Z{4F3A876F-04AF-49D7-A0E7-D0060ABB7D5F}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/UK-security-body-confirms-unprompted-cyber-attacks-AI-agents?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionAI agents carried out “unprompted” cyber attacks on “real people and organisations” when being tested by the UK’s AI Security Institute, the body has confirmed.Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:46:17 Z{CC279DE5-EC5D-4894-808D-49F6D061315A}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/AI-financial-regulators-set-expectations-managing-risks?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe speed with which the latest AI models can expose cyber vulnerabilities requires financial services firms to move quickly to enhance the way they prevent, detect and manage cyber risks arising from such ‘frontier AI’, EU regulators have said.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:34:18 Z{117272D5-2E8B-4360-8EDC-F718E43AEB6D}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/German-businesses-must-assess-product-liability-frameworks-ahead-of-EU-deadline?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionBusinesses operating in Germany should review their exposure to updated product liability requirements set to take effect in December, experts have said.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:18:28 Z{312B3E3A-9596-4544-983A-8C0DF1085470}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/UK-Online-Safety-Act-impact-examined-by-law-makers?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionOnline platforms and other stakeholders have been asked to share their views on the UK’s Online Safety Act after law makers opened an inquiry into whether the legislation has made online services safer for users.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:17:40 Z{0F823988-3B91-4A29-858C-21265FE8C9F7}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/French-social-media-ban-under-15s-faces-constitutional-test?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionPlans to prohibit social media companies from offering their services to under-15s in France have been challenged on constitutional grounds.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:46:16 Z{54FA8923-A9B1-4870-AA84-21EBA22012B9}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/UAE-accelerating-autonomous-vehicle-smart-mobility-frameworks?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe UAE is rapidly moving from a jurisdiction with aspirational smart mobility policies to one with substantive, enforceable regulatory frameworks - and the pace of change is accelerating.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:53:13 Z{EFC4C01F-6E8A-4CCE-AE0D-DC7255C75135}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/AI-opt-out-registry-content-creators-backed-new-study?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionTechnology that enables online content to be identified even as it is shared, reformatted or renamed could help content creators effectively opt their works out from being used for AI training, an EU study has found.Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:15:58 Z