Data protection

The courts have reinforced an objective approach to cookies & direct marketing practices, report Amanda Leiu, Hamish Corner & Jess Mant

A significant data privacy ruling has clarified what counts as valid consent under UK data protection law

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Australian-style ban on social media for under-16s will be difficult to enforce, lawyers have warned

Momentum is building behind proposals to restrict children’s access to social media—but the legal and practical challenges are formidable. In NLJ this week, Nick Smallwood of Mills & Reeve examines global moves, including Australia’s under-16 ban and the UK's consultation

Nick Smallwood weighs up the legal reality of social media bans: what would they mean for platforms, parents & regulators?

As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR

Data protection law already provides the tools to tackle intimate image abuse: it is time for those in power to act, says Jon Belcher

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has joined with 60 data protection authorities from around the world to call for ‘urgent regulatory attention’ to the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI)

As artificial intelligence takes the field, sport faces new legal & governance dilemmas: Ian Blackshaw examines the state of play

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming sport, from recruitment and training to officiating and fan engagement. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dr Ian Blackshaw of Valloni Attorneys at Law explains how AI now influences everything from injury prevention to tactical decisions, with clubs using tools such as ‘TacticAI’ to gain competitive edges