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Debevoise Data Blog: Top 5 Privacy Posts of 2025

By: Charu A. Chandrasekhar, Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser, Erez Liebermann, Robert Maddox, Julie M. Riewe, Kristin Snyder, Rick Sofield, Sheena Paul, Johanna Skrzypczyk, HJ Brehmer, Martha Hirst, Suchita Mandavilli Brundage, Melyssa Eigen, Ned Terrace, Michelle Shen, Diane Bernabei and Mengyi Xu December 11, 2025

As we approach the end of the year, here are the top 5 privacy posts on the Debevoise Data Blog in 2025. Takeaways for Large Firms from the SEC’s Reg…

Cybersecurity

Preparing for the UN Cybercrime Convention and Its Impact on Technology Service Providers

By: Robert Maddox, Samantha J. Rowe, Michael Pizzi and Achutha Raman November 25, 2025

After several years of contentious negotiations, late last year the United Nations General Assembly adopted the UN Convention against Cybercrime (the “UNCC”)the most significant international agreement on cybercrime and electronic…

Artificial Intelligence

The UK’s New Automated Decision-Making Rules – And How they Compare to the EU GDPR

By: Robert Maddox, Martha Hirst and Michiko Wongso November 19, 2025

This summer, the UK enacted the long-anticipated Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUAA”), the first major amendments to the UK’s data protection legislation since Brexit. The changes include substantial…

Announcement

Debevoise Partner Robert Maddox Contributes to Financial Markets Law Committee’s Report on Private Law Issues in AI

By: Robert Maddox November 4, 2025

The Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC)—an independent body established by the Bank of England to identify issues of legal uncertainty that may affect the operation of financial markets—has published a…

Artificial Intelligence

EU Data Act – Key Provisions and What You Need to Know

By: Robert Maddox, Martha Hirst and Diane Bernabei October 9, 2025

The EU Data Act (or the “Act”) is a new regulation that establishes rules on who can access and use data generated by connected devices and related services – data…

Artificial Intelligence

GDPR Considerations When Developing and Deploying AI Models: The EDPB’s Opinion on Compliance

By: Avi Gesser, Robert Maddox, Martha Hirst, Ned Terrace, Michiko Wongso and Olivia Halderthay April 14, 2025

Given that AI models require large swathes of data to operate, the GDPR’s expansive definition of personal data means that many applications of AI involve complex data protection issues –…

Artificial Intelligence

European Data Protection Roundup – February 2025

By: Robert Maddox, Michiko Wongso, Samuel Thomson, Jeevika Bali, Christina Newall, Olivia Halderthay, Mia Hermann and Dominic O'Leary March 31, 2025

Our top-five European data protection developments from February are: European Commission publishes guidelines on prohibited AI practices: The EU Commission has published non-binding guidance on the EU AI Act’s prohibited…

DORA

European Data Protection Roundup – January 2025

By: Robert Maddox, Martha Hirst, Ned Terrace, Olivia Halderthay and Christina Newall February 28, 2025

Our top five European data protection developments from January are: UK ransomware reporting proposals. The UK Government released a consultation on ransomware related legislative proposals, including possible reporting obligations and…

Artificial Intelligence

European Data Protection Roundup – Q4 2024

By: Robert Maddox, Johanna Skrzypczyk, Aisling Cowell, Stephanie Thomas, Michiko Wongso, Richard Blomqvist, Olivia Halderthay, Mia Hermann, Jeevika Bali, Samuel Thomson, Alexander McGinley, Christina Newall and Oliver Binns January 17, 2025

Our top-eleven European data protection developments for the end of 2024 are: EU Cyber Resilience Act: The Council of the European Union approved the Cyber Resilience Act, introducing cybersecurity requirements…

Artificial Intelligence

Top 10 (Well, 11) Cybersecurity Blog Posts for 2024

By: Charu A. Chandrasekhar, Luke Dembosky, Avi Gesser, Gareth Hughes, Erez Liebermann, Jim Pastore, Caroline Novogrod Swett, Marshal Bozzo, Matt Kelly, Robert Maddox, Johanna Skrzypczyk, HJ Brehmer, Stephanie Cipolla, Jackie Dorward, Melyssa Eigen, Joshua A. Goland, Martha Hirst, Karen Joo, Gabriel Kohan, Jarrett Lewis, Noah L. Schwartz, Ned Terrace, Stephanie Thomas, Annabella M. Waszkiewicz, Michiko Wongso and Mengyi Xu December 10, 2024

As we approach the end of the year, here are the Top 10 Cybersecurity posts on the Debevoise Data Blog in 2024 by page views. If you are not already…