7/20/2026 10:27:05 AM Key Takeaways from Ofcom’s Consultation on Fraudulent Advertising Codes of Practice By Alice Esuola-Grant Ella Aldred-Aymen On 10 July 2026, Ofcom published a consultation on its draft Fraudulent Advertising Codes of Practice, the latest package of...
7/17/2026 9:20:04 AM Vince v Associated Newspapers: Unfair processing claim succeeds on basis of impression given to ‘casual readers’ who look only at headlines and photographs By Julian Darrall Polly Hatcher The Court of Appeal handed down a significant judgment in Vince v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 899 this week, granting the...
7/15/2026 1:36:53 PM Online safety: Ofcom publishes its register of categorised services By Gemma Nash Ofcom's third phase of implementing the UK's Online Safety Act is in full swing as it has now published its register of categorised...
7/3/2026 4:13:13 PM Podcast: Legitimately Interesting | Data transfers and Trump v Slaughter By Jamie Drucker Mark Watts In this episode of our Legitimately Interesting podcast, Jamie Drucker and Mark Watts discuss the impact of the Trump v Slaughter US...
7/2/2026 8:21:44 AM Data Re-use: Lessons for everyone from the ICO report on EdTech By Mac Macmillan The ICO has just published a report on its work with EdTech providers. This may sound like something of niche interest, but I was struck...
6/30/2026 9:32:45 AM Spotlight on agentic AI | Agentic AI and data protection By Hannah Crowther The dependency of AI on data is a well-trodden subject. To-date, however, the focus has primarily been on vast quantities of data...
6/26/2026 3:46:48 PM Podcast: Legitimately Interesting | age assurance By Hannah Crowther Gemma Nash As the UK Government announces a social media ban for U16s in the UK, Gemma Nash and Hannah Crowther discuss different age assurance...
6/24/2026 8:47:14 AM Controllers and processors: Spanish fine underlines the importance of the factual analysis By Mac Macmillan The Spanish DPA, the AEPD, has fined a parcel delivery company €200,000 for failing to have an agreement in place with a parcel locker...
6/15/2026 10:02:46 AM UK announces social media ban for under 16s By Gemma Nash Today (15 June), the UK government has announced its plans to ban social media access for under 16s. This follows on from the UK...
5/21/2026 11:57:04 AM Legitimately Interesting podcast | Recent developments on “scientific research” By Jamie Drucker Hannah Crowther In our latest episode of Legitimately Interesting, Jamie and Hannah discuss the recent EDPB guidance on scientific research, changes...
5/13/2026 9:51:24 AM Ransomware injunctions: 8 key learnings when anonymous cyber attackers don’t engage By Mark Brown Yen Hoe Main takeaways The courts discourage blackmail to be rewarded.Evidence, evidence, evidence: ensure contemporaneous documentation and...
4/17/2026 10:00:23 AM Ten takeaways from the EDPB's draft guidelines on scientific research By Hannah Crowther I have now waded through all 66 pages of the European Data Protection Board’s draft guidelines on scientific research, and here’s a...