https://www.pinsentmasons.com/shared-content/rss-feed/outlaw-data-protectionOut-Law Data Protectionen-GB60{3C03BDAB-86CB-456C-B105-F914E7B4BD5A}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/High-Court-crypto-fraud-decision-reflects-victim-focused-approach?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionA recent judgment reflects a strong, victim-focused approach to crypto fraud and will provide both individuals and businesses with greater confidence in using the English courts to respond decisively to digital fraud, an expert has said.Mon, 18 May 2026 14:00:21 Z{BC2FED16-1F1E-4DDD-B290-8E08815CB5D8}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Water-companies-positive-AI-story?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionTwo projects involving water companies in the UK highlight efforts the industry is taking to harness AI and other technologies to address challenges it faces, an expert has said.Fri, 15 May 2026 15:32:57 Z{0366C8A3-ECA1-4464-8C10-CA0C23304CA5}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/sport-recognised-as-growth-driver?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe UK government has recognised sport as a driver of economic growth, as well as its importance to culture and community, with its plans for a new Sporting Events Bill, experts have said.Fri, 15 May 2026 10:30:21 Z{47A5748E-1AB2-405B-A9F9-8C3EB83FA7F1}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/digital-IDs-streamline-onboarding-foreign-workers?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe introduction of a new UK digital ID scheme could reduce administration and streamline onboarding of foreign workers for employers, an expert has said. Thu, 14 May 2026 14:59:27 Z{B41469E4-E3E0-4D3F-8B8E-8A166A5F42F3}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/Red-Roses-success-engagement-stadium-scale-data-responsibility?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionEngland’s women’s rugby union team have become one of the best examples in European sport of how attendance growth, personal data and commercial strategy can be aligned to drive success both on and off the pitch.Thu, 14 May 2026 14:49:14 Z{DA8F360E-8A22-425C-B0CD-C8E7F03CC6C7}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/PODCAST-Energy-cybersecurity?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionWe explore why governments and regulators are making greater cybersecurity demands than ever of energy companies. Tue, 12 May 2026 14:35:50 Z{F9B4C14E-D722-40A4-8C51-06709FD74028}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/AI-help-surface-IP-use-accessing-finance?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionBusinesses can use AI tools to identify intellectual property (IP) often hidden within their operations that they might then leverage to access capital, an IP expert has said.Mon, 11 May 2026 13:38:05 Z{3E05DD6E-DE0F-4844-9827-2E78CC6828BD}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Netherlands-moves-closer-to-delayed-NIS2-implementation?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionLegislative approaches for implementing the much-delayed NIS2 provisions in the Netherlands will not require a separate cybersecurity authority, according to experts.Wed, 06 May 2026 13:28:19 Z{52599579-B186-4401-AD94-B7F5C8D70D8E}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/AI-workforce-management-South-Africa?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionAI is increasingly used in South African workplaces to monitor productivity, generate performance scores and trigger warnings. In high-volume environments, these tools can offer real operational value by improving consistency, reducing inappropriate subjectivity and enabling more data-driven assessments of employee contribution, thus enhancing fairness.Tue, 05 May 2026 15:31:20 Z{33493EA0-9FCD-4DA6-9EB8-E56B5A350EF7}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Irish-firms-step-up-efforts-against-corrosive-financial-crime-risks?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionA leading figure in Irish banking regulation has urged companies in the country to step up their response to fighting “corrosive” financial crime – or risk damage to trust in the financial sector.Tue, 05 May 2026 15:29:41 Z{51C085BB-C07B-4030-A09E-292CCC75E7DD}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Facial-recognition-police-privacy-challenge-rejected?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionA rejected bid to block police use of facial recognition technology in the UK is likely to lead to an increase in its deployment, according to experts.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:40:23 Z{6E655AA5-94D4-4DD7-BE05-50656D4FA9FA}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/CBUAE-prohibition-instant-messenger-platforms?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionFinancial institutions in the UAE face a race to meet new restrictions after being warned to stop using instant messaging platforms for delivering financial services to customers, experts have warned.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:56:58 Z{B626EA71-BE6C-415B-85CC-B28312200BC8}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/New-cyber-obligations-proposed-British-energy-businesses?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionAll energy companies licensed to operate in Britain will be subject to “baseline” cybersecurity requirements – with higher standards imposed on the most ‘critical’ operators – under proposals set out by the UK government and energy regulator Ofgem.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:19:37 Z{E40588E7-30C3-45DA-A070-6BE6BDFB94EA}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/Podcast-How-conflict-boosts-sovereign-cloud?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionHow conflict means governments want to keep their data out of other governments’ hands; plus: the UK’s tax evasion bounty-sharing plans.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:51:42 Z{16C070CB-E79F-414E-A9F4-EB4DE13BA7B8}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Why-sports-teams-face-AI-regulatory-risks-during-recruitment?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionUK and European sports organisations must be careful or risk falling foul of data protection rules as they adopt AI to help with player recruitment, experts have warned.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:40:46 Z{B0A2D995-F160-4C60-BA9E-299E1ADBF41F}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/Australia-online-privacy-code-children-means-service-providers?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe opening of a consultation on a new children’s online privacy code in Australia marks a significant step in the ongoing reform of the country’s online safety and children’s privacy framework. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:27:09 Z{C9F07EBB-85D8-4B2A-9ACD-9080FC819D71}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/South-African-privacy-law-global-regulation-employers-AI-gov?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionEmployers in South Africa can refer to global regulations and standards as well as domestic legislation and policy to ensure their use of AI within the workplace is governed responsibly and in accordance with international best practice.Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:33:28 Z{D4986F1A-4978-403E-97A1-CE167290083A}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Data-protection-warning-stadiums-biometric-features?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionSporting bodies in the UK and Europe will need to take extra care if they look to follow US examples of using biometric data for letting fans into stadiums, an expert has warned.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:06:41 Z{1D0CDA7D-F85E-45EE-B59C-AFD1E13581C8}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Data-breaches-GDPR-compliance-scrutiny?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionBusinesses that have personal data stolen from them by hackers can expect other aspects of their compliance with data protection laws – beyond just their obligations around data security – to fall subject to intense scrutiny, an expert in data and cyber law has said.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:21:25 Z{9270FDC9-6366-4787-8CF5-3112F36F7A09}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Telemarketing-rules-set-for-UAE-financial-institutions?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionNew rules governing telemarketing by financial institutions have been introduced in the UAE, covering the use of new technologies such as robocalling and AI.Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:20:54 Z{3ED567B9-19A6-4D5B-B4E5-F6688D9137B3}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/UK-sovereign-cloud-push-requires-hybrid-balance?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionA hybrid approach to global and sovereign cloud models could allow organisations to keep sensitive data in the UK while using global cloud structures, experts have said.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:33:39 Z{B6F15D70-19D3-47EC-AC4F-FC570C6A3A03}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/South-African-data-breach-highlights-need-incident-response?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionA recent cybersecurity breach at South Africa’s national statistical service casts a renewed spotlight on how organisations respond to cyber attacks, an expert has said. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:59:01 Z{5C413902-885E-49DE-B6C9-C130FC963B63}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/Why-online-platform-Ts-and-Cs-may-need-to-be-rewritten-for-children?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionOnline platforms in the UK may need to re-write their terms and conditions so that they can be easily understood by children – even if they do not intend for children to access their services.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:23:24 Z{390B21C3-8215-43CD-997D-69E43579D8A4}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/PODCAST-us-eu-uk-ai-training-policy-shifts-uk-financial-ombudsman-overhaul?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionUS, EU and UK diverge on AI training copyright debate, and UK overhauls finance consumer bodyTue, 31 Mar 2026 14:07:19 Z{96405BA8-4AC2-4916-A12C-D9256EF3BCE4}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/EU-AI-simplification-package-reaches-critical-milestone?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe European Parliament has endorsed the bloc’s negotiating position on the AI Omnibus, paving the way for trialogue negotiations and new rules starting on 2 August 2026. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:35:45 Z{5E071EA3-08EE-470A-A9CA-BB542A70BC53}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/Age-assurance-guidance-Australia?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionAustralia’s privacy regulator has issued new guidance on age assurance technologies amid a rapidly expanding online safety regulatory framework, signalling closer scrutiny of how organisations collect, use and retain personal information, such as biometric data, when verifying users' ages.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:59:09 Z{813B6EDB-6D9D-4952-8AE6-BF2A106A9431}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Data-centre-projects-in-Ireland-face-legal-challenge-impact?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionData centre development in Ireland could stall as a result of legal action lodged by environmental activists, experts have said.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:41:24 Z{6489BC9B-D701-4655-9AA8-2F5F6AF88F7C}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Data-requests-support-compensation-claims-refused?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionBusinesses that can determine that someone has filed a data subject access request (DSAR) for the purpose of artificially creating the conditions in which they might bring a compensation claim against them can refuse to share the data requested with those individuals, even if it is the first DSAR received from the individuals, the EU’s highest court has ruled.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:28:10 Z{5858AE32-C5BA-4C8D-BA3D-54EA57B12C53}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/Analysis/Central-Bank-Ireland-2026-supervisory-priorities?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionA need for better governance around data, cyber resilience and AI uptake, and weak controls in battling financial crime are among the risks the Irish financial sector faces in 2026, according to the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI).Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:18:56 Z{C2A6DADE-88D1-42ED-B238-CB96A8A9DFE4}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/UK-AI-copyright-plans-align-diverge-EU-position?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionThe UK government’s decision not to extend the text and data mining exception in copyright law to facilitate AI training differs from the approach EU policymakers have taken on the issue, an expert has said.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:36:53 Z{E0B7D79D-8D98-4167-A34C-1342FF779947}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/Out-Law/News/Training-AI-copyrighted-content-not-infringing?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=RSS+Outlaw+Data+ProtectionAI developers can use others’ copyrighted content to train their models without infringing US copyright laws, according to the US government.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:00:10 Z