Governments across the world are becoming increasingly active in the fields of cybersecurity and data protection/privacy, recognizing the criticality of the digital world to society, particularly in ...

On 5 February 2026, the main changes to data protection legislation in Part 5 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUAA“) came into force. The DUAA was passed and received Royal Assent on 19 June ...

The UK government’s plans to reform data protection laws have been criticised by campaigners and lawyers for giving too much power to ministers over privacy and data sharing, as well as reducing ...

A new data bill from the U.K. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) aims to revive several measures that failed to pass under the prior government, while rowing back on some ...

With a new British government now in its third month in office, its legislative plans will start moving out of the realm of manifesto promises and into the light of day. One case in point is the ...

Pity the UK’s regulators. One moment they are minding the interests of citizens when a Prime Minister blunders into view, scraps the Industrial Strategy, and tells them they have a new purpose: ...

The Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill is the first major piece of data protection legislation since the UK left the European Union (EU) four years ago. Instead of completely ...

The bill would largely build on the UK data protection regime’s EU GDPR-style framework, albeit with UK-specific provisions. The UK government introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information ...

Data privacy laws are tightening, meaning businesses and global organisations need to be vigilant when choosing appropriate cloud provision for the workloads and storage needs. Certain regulations in ...

Amid bankruptcy proceedings and a search for a buyer, UK and Canadian regulators have jointly called for the protection of 23andMe customers' sensitive personal data, warning potential acquirers of ...