This month’s update from Marija Nonkovic’s on key tech law developments for the month ahead:
| Date | Description | Further Information |
| 2 February 2025 | Rules on prohibited AI systems under the EU AI Act come into force | Link to AIA text here |
| 4 February 2025 | Cyber Solidarity Act comes into force | Link to CSA text here |
| 5 February 2025 | Third reading of the Data(Use and Access) Bill | Link to Parliament page here |
| 10–11 February 2025 | AI Action Summit hosted in Paris | Link to AIA Summit page here |
| 11 February 2025 | European Commission to publish its 2025 work programme | |
| 18 February 2025 | Deadline for CMA consultation on provisional findings from its cloud services market investigation | Link to Consultation here |
| 25 February 2025 | Deadline for UK Government consultation on copyright and AI | Link to Consultation here |
| 28 February 2025 | Deadline for EDPB consultation on guidelines on pseudonymisation draft guidelines | Link to Consultation here |
In addition, here are some developments from December 2024 which weren’t captured in the last month’s update.
| Date | Description | Further Information |
| 10 January 2025 | Government published response to Science, Innovation and Technology Committee May 2024 report on Governance of AI | Link to Response here |
| 12 January 2025 | UK government published blueprint to supercharge AI | Link to Press Release here |
| 13 January 2025 | Government published AI Opportunities Action Plan and Response | Link to Response hereLink to Plan here |
| 13 January 2025 | ICO published statement in response to AI Action Plan | Link to Statement here |
| 15 January 2025 | Government launched consultation on ransomware legislative proposals | Link to Consultation here |
| 15 January 2025 | Cybersecurity Act amendment for Managed Security Services published in Official Journal | Link to text here |
| 16 January 2025 | Government published response to consultation on data protection fee regime changes | Link to Response here |
| 17 January 2025 | EDPB adopted guidelines on pseudonymisation | Link to Press Release hereLink to Guidelines here |
| 17 January 2025 | EDPB adopted position paper on data protection and competition law | Link to Paper here |
| 20 January 2025 | DSIT announced a joint statement between the UK, Australia, Canada, Japan and USA on AI adoption by the telecoms industry | Link to Statement here |
| 21 January 2024 | Ofcom launched a digital toolkit to help businesses comply with Online Safety Act | Link to toolkit here |
| 31 January 2025 | European Commission published notification of its rejection of the DORA RTS on subcontracting ICT services supporting critical or important functions | Link to Notice hereLink to RTS here |
| 22 January 2025 | Government tabled amendment to Data (Use and Access Bill) to deal with deepfakes | Link to Press Release here |
| 23 January 2025 | ICO announced new 2025 strategy regarding online tracking | Link to Strategy here |
| 23 January 2025 | ICO published new guidance on ‘consent or pay’ | Link to Guidance here |
| 23 January 2025 | ICO announced major review of cookies on UK websites | Link to Announcement here |
| 27 January 2025 | Deadline for EDPB consultation on Article 48 GDPR draft guidelines | Link to Consultation here |
| 28 January 2025 | CMA published its provisional decision in its cloud services market investigation | Link to Press Release hereLink to Provisional Decision here |
| 29 January 2025 | DSIT published International AI Safety Report 2025 | Link to Report here |
| 29 January 2025 | Deadline for responses to DSIT consultation on AI management self-assessment tool | Link to Consultation here |
| 31 January 2025 | Information Commissioner’s consultation on public sector approach ends | Link to Consultation here |
| 31 January 2025 | Deadline for CMA’s consultation on its proposed Annual Plan for 2025/26 | Link to Consultation hereLink to draft Annual Plan here |
