EU and AI

EU and AI

The European Parliament has approved (13.03.2024) the new AI Act. This is the first legislation of its kind in the world aiming to regulate the development, operation, and use of artificial intelligence systems within the European Union. This is in light of the dramatic development of artificial intelligence and the understanding that it may adversely […]

ICO enforcement of Cookies policies

ICO enforcement of Cookies policies

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s privacy protection body, announced (November 12th, 2023) that it will begin to strictly enforce the rules governing the use of digital identifiers (Cookies) and clarified that websites must implement these rules within 30 days. Users must be allowed to choose not to allow the use of cookies, even […]

Israels adequacy according to article 45 of the GDPR

Israels adequacy according to article 45 of the GDPR

The Adequacy status is granted by the EU pursuant to Article 45 of the GDPR, to countries where the level of data protection matches the level of protection of personal information prevailing in EU countries. The status was granted to Israel back in 2011 and to a limited number of other countries and enabled the […]