The Israeli Competition Authority recently signaled, in a conference celebrating its 30th anniversary, that the regulatory Merger Directive may soon be updated to weigh the factor of data ownership concentration mergers approval application, even when the merging companies are not in direct competition.
Data ownership concentration was a pivotal concern for the regulator in its decision to deny the merger ...
Australia has enacted a new law designed to improve cyber security for the country. The law addresses several key areas including mandatory security standards for internet-connectable products, ransomware reporting obligations, information sharing for significant cyber incidents, and the establishment of a Cyber Incident Review Board.
The law mandates security standards for relevant internet-connectable products. Manufacturers and suppliers of these products ...
A new European Product Liability Directive (the “PLD”) now applies to digital and AI-based products. It replaces its predecessor from 1985. The PLD defines rules of evidence and liability for compensation for property damage, personal injury, and data loss. It applies to any company in the supply chain of software and artificial intelligence (AI) systems to the European Union market, ...
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) hit Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL) with a fine of €251 million following two inquiries into a 2018 data breach. The breach affected approximately 29 million Facebook accounts globally, with about 3 million of those accounts based in the EU/EEA. The personal data exposed included users’ full names, email addresses, phone numbers, locations, places ...
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued a detailed opinion on privacy implications for AI models under the GDPR. The opinion outlines key considerations including the application of the GDPR to AI Models trained on personal data, the applicability of the “legitimate interest” legal basis for training AI models on personal data, and the implications for AI models unlawfully trained ...
The European Union Directive on liability for defective products came into force in December 2024 and will become effective from December 2026. It establishes common rules for the liability of economic operators for damages caused by defective products. The directive aims to enhance the EU market and ensure high consumer protection by addressing innovative technologies such as AI and global ...
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