In mid-May, a new version of the draft AI Act was published in the form of a compromise text adopted by the European Parliament's committees (IMCO, LIBE). The European Parliament's plenary will vote on the draft in mid-June, after which negotiations with the Council may start on the AI Act. The…

"Time flies so fast", is what we often say when we arrive at an anniversary and look back. As 5 years have already passed since the GDPR became applicable on May 25, 2018, it´s worth asking some questions regarding the experiences of GDPR application, also with regard to the fact that data…

Legislative and enforcement developments concerning artificial intelligence (AI) have received considerable attention recently: first, the data protection authority procedure initiated in Italy concerning ChatGPT (which also resulted in the temporary suspension of the service in Italy) received a…

Now, as we are approaching the 5th anniversary of GDPR´s applicability, it is worth remembering another significant anniversary: on May 11, 1973, exactly 50 years ago, the Swedish Parliament adopted the Swedish Data Protection Act (Datalagen), which was the first national data protection legislation…

Nowadays it is almost inconceivable to carry out any economic activity without data processing. No matter how small the business may be, the processing of personal data, including customer data, partner data or employee data, is usually a necessary part of its operations. Therefore, compliance with…

After a one-and-a-half-year delay, the act on whistleblowing (the “Whistleblowing Act”) was finally adopted in Hungary. The Whistleblowing Act will enter into force on the 60th day after its publication in the Official Gazette (most probably at the end of June). Update 24.05.2023: The Parliament…

One of the breaking news today that the Italian data protection authority (Garante) has decided to block the use of ChatGPT and the related data processing activities in Italy with immediate effect. In connection with the use of ChatGPT, the star of artificial intelligence (AI) developments in…

The European Commission and the United States announced in a joint statement earlier this year that an agreement  on the principles of a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework had been reached. After this announcement, everyone has been waiting for the publication of the Executive Order to be…

An important step in the development of EU data law is the publication of the first draft of the Data Act, which took place on 23 February. The proposal is based on the EU's data strategy of 2020. The proposal seeks to create harmonised rules that promote access to data, the sharing of data assets…

In December 2021, the Hungarian Parliament amended the Act on Electronic Information Security of State and Local Government Bodies in order to define the basic requirements for post-quantum encryption, designate the authority responsible for the topic and define the scope of application of…