Legislation
EU Data Act : New Rules For UK Companies
New EU rules on who can access and share data from connected products and cloud services are now live, with major implications for UK firms selling into the bloc. What Is the EU Data Act? The EU Data Act is a sweeping piece of digital legislation designed to reshape how data is accessed, shared, and…
Read MoreTeen Suicide : Parents Sue OpenAI
The parents of a 16-year-old boy in the US have launched a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming its chatbot encouraged their son’s suicide after months of unmonitored conversations. First Known Case of Its Kind The lawsuit, filed in August, alleges that Adam Raine, a high-achieving but mentally vulnerable teenager from California, used ChatGPT-4o extensively…
Read MoreUK Backs Down In Apple Privacy Row
The UK government has backed down from its demand that Apple create a “back door” into its encrypted systems, ending a high-profile dispute that drew in Washington and sparked widespread criticism from privacy campaigners and industry experts. How the Row Began The confrontation began late last year when the UK Home Office issued Apple with…
Read MoreWikipedia Loses High Court Challenge Against UK Online Safety Act
Wikipedia has lost its High Court challenge against the UK’s Online Safety Act, a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for how the online encyclopaedia operates in Britain and how the wider internet is regulated. What Was the Challenge About? The case was brought by the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organisation that runs Wikipedia, alongside…
Read MoreWeTransfer Under Fire Over New Data Terms
Dutch file-sharing platform WeTransfer has sparked uproar after quietly adding language to its terms of service suggesting it could use customer files to train AI models, then swiftly removing the clause following backlash. What Users Spotted and Why It Sparked Alarm The controversy erupted in mid-July when eagle-eyed WeTransfer users, including high-profile creatives, flagged an…
Read MoreUK Adult Sites Require Age Checks By 25 July
Major adult platforms including Pornhub and Reddit must introduce advanced age verification under the Online Safety Act to block under-18s from accessing explicit content. Why Is This Happening Now? The UK’s Online Safety Act, passed in 2023, was designed to better protect children online, and one of its most high-profile provisions is now coming into…
Read MoreSpotify AI ‘Band’ Sparks Labelling Debate
In this Tech Insight, we look at how the sudden rise of a (possibly AI-generated) band on Spotify has reignited the debate over whether music streaming platforms should clearly label artificially created songs. An Indie Rock Hit, But Who Made It? The Velvet Sundown appeared suddenly in June 2025 and has since attracted more than…
Read MoreCopywriting Danish People Against Deepfakes
The Danish government is planning a major legal shift to let people claim copyright over their own body, facial features, and voice, in what it says is the first European attempt to systematically tackle the threat posed by deepfakes. A Legal Response to a Rapidly Growing Threat Deepfakes, which are highly realistic synthetic media generated…
Read MoreMPs Concern : ‘Predictive Policing’ in UK
A cross-party group of MPs is calling for the UK government to outlaw predictive policing technologies through an amendment to the forthcoming Crime and Policing Bill, citing concerns over racial profiling, surveillance, and algorithmic bias. Proposed Law Aims to Outlaw Future Crime Predictions At the centre of the debate is New Clause 30 (NC30), an…
Read MoreNew High-Speed Hybrid AI Law Firm
A new AI-powered legal startup backed by Sequoia Capital is rewriting how contracts are reviewed, by building a law firm around the software itself. Lawyers Using AI To Deliver Services To Clients Most legal tech startups position themselves as tools for traditional firms to use. It seems, however, that Crosby has taken a radically different…
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