Biometric Information, EU, Law Enforcement

EU's AI Act: Ten Facts for Organisations in the UK and US

Proskauer Rose LLP on 11/13/2024

The EU’s AI Act (the “Act”) is the world’s first comprehensive AI law. The Act manages risks posed by certain AI systems and prohibits certain AI-related practices. UK and US organisations should not assume that the Act does...more

EU's Official Journal Publishes EU AI Act

King & Spalding on 7/15/2024

The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (2024/1689) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on July 7, 2024 and will come into effect on August 1, 2024, the 20th day following its publication in the...more

EU Paves the Way for U.S. in the Regulation of A.I.

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/9/2023

As concerns about Artificial Intelligence (AI) continue to swell worldwide, the European Union (EU) is providing a regulatory roadmap for the international community. On May 11, 2023, the European Parliament’s Committee on...more

EDPB Adopts Guidelines on Calculation of GDPR Fines and on Facial Recognition Technology in Law Enforcement

WilmerHale on 5/31/2022

On May 16, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the independent body of data protection supervisors that promotes consistent data protection rules and application thereof throughout the European Union (EU),...more

The Core Tradeoff: Privacy or Security?

Womble Bond Dickinson on 2/4/2022

US policy makers struggle with the tension between protecting personal privacy and enabling law enforcement surveillance. We know that both are important, but at a certain point, prioritizing one priority shortchanges the...more

Face-off on Use of Biometric Technology in the UK

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/14/2020

In one of the world’s first test cases regarding the legality of the use of automated facial recognition and biometric technology, on 11 August 2020 the English Court of Appeal handed down judgment in R (Bridges) v CC South...more