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Data underpins the digital economy.

Thanks to advanced analytics and massive improvements in processing power, data can be used to optimise processes and create new products and services tailored to our needs. But this huge leap forward is not without risks. As innovators push the boundaries, so the spotlight is falling on the ethics of data use – shifting the debate from what we can do with data to what we should.

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When GDPR and Data Act clash: what Businesses need to know

Like other parts of the EU Digital Strategy, also the Data Act reaffirms the supremacy of data protection laws, ensuring that the rights and obligations under the GDPR, being the centrepiece of EU…

Author(s): Gernot Fritz, Elisabeth Pferschy, Estella Dannhausen

  • data
  • data protection
  • eu data act
  • eu digital strategy
  • europe
  • gdpr
  • internet of things
  • manufacturing
  • regulatory
  • tech media and telecoms

The AI Act: Calling for global compliance with EU copyright?

In an earlier blog (here) we dissected the copyright framework for text and data mining under the EU Copyright Directive (Directive 2019/790/EU) and its applicability on AI training data. By way of…

Author(s): Lutz Riede, Oliver Talhoff, Matthias Hofer

  • ai
  • intellectual property
  • eu ai act
  • eu digital strategy
  • eu dsm directive

Navigating AI Governance

Background AI is transforming industries. Companies around the world are accelerating their organisational pace to adapt and integrate AI into their business models. Like most key technologies, AI is…

Author(s): Thomas Mollnhuber

  • ai
  • eu ai act
  • eu digital strategy
  • europe
  • innovation
  • regulatory
  • corporate

Building Your Company’s AI Governance Framework

The use of AI has grown rapidly, from simplistic chatbots to sophisticated conversationalists that are close to passing the Turing test of whether a machine can engage in a conversation with a human…

Author(s): Rikki Haria, Theresa Ehlen, Christine Lyon, Jeanne Queneudec, Edward Dean, Christine Chong, Laura Llangozi

  • ai
  • consumer
  • corporate
  • cyber security
  • data protection
  • employment
  • eu ai act
  • europe
  • innovation
  • intellectual property
  • tech media and telecoms

Trends in fintech: our EU predictions for 2024

As we did in 2021,  2022, 2023 we have crowdsourced some fintech predictions for the year ahead from the EU Freshfields Fintech team, with a couple of longer-term trends. The topics for these…

Author(s): Natalie Pettinger Kearney, Eva Schneider, Alicia Hildner, Daniel Klingenbrunn, Jimena Gonzalez, Victor Garcia Lopez

  • consumer protection
  • europe
  • financial institutions
  • financing and capital markets
  • governments and public sector
  • platformeconomy
  • regulatory
  • tech media and telecoms
  • retail markets
  • regulatory framework
  • financial services
  • fintech

Unlocking the treasure trove: The EU introduces mandatory Business-to-Government data sharing

The EU Data Act has brought a new rule for businesses. Chapter V requires that businesses share their data with the government: Business-to-Government (B2G) data sharing. According to the EU…

Author(s): Gernot Fritz, Estella Dannhausen, Tina Fokter Cuvan

  • data
  • eu data act
  • eu digital strategy
  • europe
  • governments and public sector
  • innovation
  • regulatory
  • tech media and telecoms

The first of its kind: exploring the European Health Data Space

We are going through what is known as the third major global economic wave at an unprecedented pace. This wave is driven by the growth and achievement of industries that rely on data as the most…

Author(s): Gernot Fritz, Estella Dannhausen, Carolina Costa, Ludwig Hartenau

  • eu mobility data space
  • data
  • eu digital strategy
  • europe
  • european data spaces
  • life sciences

Freshfields AI thought-leadership events: Key takeaways for global businesses

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been at the heart of two major events focusing on the implications of AI for global businesses.  Hosted by the Rothschild Foundation, and organised by Tortoise…

Author(s): Beth George, Natasha Good, Giles Pratt

  • ai
  • data
  • eu ai act
  • eu ai liability directive
  • europe
  • global
  • regulatory
  • tech media and telecoms
  • us
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