Archive - The Cyber Solicitor

Retention notices under the IPA 2016 explained

How the UK government can mandate companies to retain data for national security purposes

Apr 25 •

Purpose limitation and AI development

How this important data protection principle might influence AI engineering projects

Apr 18 •

Open justice pulls back the national security veil

The IPT's first decision in the Apple TCN case

Apr 10 •

How AI could achieve economic growth

Some thoughts on Ding's 'Technology and the Rise of Great Powers'

Apr 4 •

March 2025

Who are providers under the AI Act?

The entities subject to the most onerous obligations under the EU's AI regulation

Mar 28 •

The risks of AI agents

Why fully autonomous AI systems should not be built

Mar 21 •

How to challenge state surveillance powers in the UK

An overview of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

Mar 14 •

AI has to be explainable

A look at a recent CJEU case on automated decision-making and subject access requests

Mar 7 •

February 2025

Data adequacy decisions under the GDPR

A thorough look at the rules on the free flow of personal data from the EU to other countries

Feb 28 •

The UK's iCloud backup order explained

A legal breakdown of access to data by the state in the UK

Feb 21 •

Is pseudonymised data personal data?

An analysis of the AG opinion on EDPS v SRB

Feb 14 •

My favourite books on data rights (#1)

As of February 2025

Feb 7 •

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