The ICO has kicked off 2026 with sharing its early thoughts on the data protection implications of agentic AI in its ICO tech futures: Agentic AI report. The report considers the novel data protection risks presented by agentic AI.
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Happy e-Discovery Day
Happy e-Discovery Day! On December 4, 2025, legal professionals around the globe will unite to celebrate e-Discovery Day, a day where we honor the pivotal 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) that marked a turning point…
UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill – new obligations for the data centre sector
This blog post includes headline points on new obligations for the data centre sector proposed under the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, and existing obligations under the NIS Regulations.
NIS Regulations Keeling Schedule for the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill – changes to the UK’s cyber security law
The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill proposes changes to the UK’s NIS Regulations. Without a ‘Keeling Schedule’ marking up the amendments, these can be difficult to track. We have prepared a mark-up reflecting the proposed changes.
Changes to EU and UK data protection law – a tale of two GDPRs?
The EU Commission recently held a call for evidence on “simplification” of legislation in the data, cybersecurity, and AI space, ahead of a “Digital Omnibus” Act. These changes look to make the EU’s digital rulebook more innovation-friendly, supporting the Commission’s…
Happy Cyber Awareness Month
Happy October and Cyber Awareness Month! While October ends with ghosts and goblins and other scary monsters for Halloween, the entire month of October is dedicated to raising awareness of cyber security and preventing (and if necessary responding to) cyber…
Pseudonymised data could fall outside data protection law – introducing the “means reasonably likely” assessment
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has delivered its judgment on case C 413/23 P European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) v Single Resolution Board (SRB). The CJEU has confirmed that pseudonymised…
Dutch DPA publishes report on personal data breaches
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) (Dutch DPA) recently published a report on personal data breaches, which provides valuable insights into the Dutch DPA’s views on incident response. It also contains some helpful statistics.
Increase…
UK data protection reform – what you need to know and do
The Data (Use and Access) Act (DUAA) received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025. The DUAA enacts the changes to the UK’s data protection regime that have been contemplated since the Data: a new direction consultation in…
Do your technology and outsourcing contracts properly address liability for cyber incidents?
Most incidents handled by our Norton Rose Fulbright cyber team originate from the customer’s service provider. In many cases it is the service provider’s systems, infrastructure and environment which proves to be the most vulnerable to cyber breaches and security…