Big Data & Issues & Opportunities: Cybersecurity
The fourth article in our "Big Data & Issues & Opportunities" series (https://2bird.ly/2Up1uEI) examines the security and cyber-security requirements imposed by the...
Big Data & Issues & Opportunities: Anonymisation & Pseudonymisation
In the third article of our "Big Data & Issues & Opportunities" series (https://2bird.ly/2AVqTye) we look at the impact of anonymisation and...
Big Data & Issues & Opportunities: Privacy and Data Protection
The second article in our "Big Data & Issues & Opportunities" series (https://2bird.ly/2SYMmh7) assesses some relevant privacy and data protection aspects in...
Big Data & Issues & Opportunities: General Overview
In the context of the LeMO Project, Bird & Bird researched and analysed – together with the other Project partners – the...
Autonomous Weapons Systems: Is Regulatory Control Needed?
The development of AI weapons systems is a chilling prospect. The European Parliament has recently demanded the start of “international negotiations on a legally...
Smart Contracts for Smart Lawyers?
Being a technology lawyer is hard these days.
For years we have been in the background working with blue sky thinkers on the next big...
UAS as a disruptive technology
It has been clear for some time that unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) (otherwise known as 'drones') have the potential to disrupt a number of...
The AI revolution in the Legal Sector
Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions are undoubtedly one of the most popular topics being debated within law firms and the wider legal market. Even in...
European Commission appoints expert working group on challenges of the digital world for competition...
On 28 March 2018, the European Commission announced it is setting up a working group of experts on the challenges of the digital world...
Building and operating the 5G Core Network
Cambridge Wireless' recent event on 5G core networks provided a fascinating insight into the challenges and opportunities presented by the adoption of 5G technology....
Looking back on CES 2018
After the dust has settled on CES 2018, we are reflecting on the technology we saw. We have picked out what we think are...
Should we be building online prior restraint machines?
We are living in an age in which there is intense pressure from every direction to make online intermediaries – or at least the...
ECJ: Uber renders transport services, not information society services
In a matter that is relevant for all online platforms, aggregators and similar service providers, the ECJ today (20 December 2017) provided important guidance...
Political agreement reached on draft Regulation on geo-blocking – entry into force end of...
The European Commission has announced that the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have reached a political agreement on restrictions on geo-blocking, with...
Proposed EU Regulation on the free flow of non-personal data
As part of the Digital Single Market strategy, the Commission has set the goal for building a European data economy. In that context, the...
The Use of AI in Weapons Systems – The UK and US Legal and...
A few weeks ago I was invited to speak at the DSEI Defence Conference (see https://www.dsei.co.uk/dsei-press-releases/dsei-2017-strategic-conferences#/). As a Tech lawyer the defence sector is not...
The Danish Tax Authority is now able to pursue VAT fraud within the international...
The Danish National Tax Board has given the ok for checking online stores' payment of VAT. The development comes after years of foreign online...
Influencing the Digital Consumer & Platform Economy – European Consultation for a Revision of...
Recently, the European Commission (EC) opened a public consultation for all citizens and organisations with regard to a revision of EU consumer law. The...
Does your machine mind? Ethics and potential bias in the law of algorithms
The Law Society in London held a stimulating debate last week (June 14th, 2017) with the splendid title "Does your machine mind? Ethics and potential...
Artificial Intelligence and IP – Part 2: IP in AI Generated Content
Part One of this series looked at the IP issues involved in developing AI systems. Part Two looks at an area where AI has...