The United Arab Emirates (UAE) federal government has issued Federal Law No. 2 of 2019 on the Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Health Fields (“ICT Health Law”). The objectives of this law are to: ensure the optimal use of ICT in health fields; ensure safety and security of health data and information. […]

The European Data Protection Board has released for consultation a new set of guidelines on the topic of the processing of personal data in the context of online services (“Guidelines“). In particular, the Guidelines focus on the circumstances in which it is appropriate to use performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) as the lawful basis […]

In recent years, internet platforms which host user generated content (including major social media sites) have been the subject of widespread scrutiny.  Whether fairly or unfairly, a range of social ills, from cyber bulling, to election interference, to terrorism have been linked in some way with these platforms.  Of particular concern has been a perception […]

The EU’s High Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence (“AI HLEG“) has published its much anticipated guidelines on the ethical use of AI, with the title ‘Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI‘ (“Guidelines“).  The Guidelines articulate a set of non-binding but influential principles for the ethical development and implementation of AI systems in  Europe.  They are […]

By Joonas Dammert Background The Finnish Parliament has approved the new general Act on the Secondary Use of Social Welfare and Health Care Data (Laki sosiaali- ja terveystietojen toissijaisesta käytöstä, based on government proposal HE 159/2017) in March 2019. The Act shall become effective within the following weeks. The Act is a welcome change to […]