Tech Law Key Developments – October 2024

This month’s update from Marija Nonkovic’s on key tech law developments for the month ahead:

DateDescriptionFurther Information
3 October 2024New deadline for DSIT consultation on ICO data protection fee uplift Link to announcement here
Link to consultation here 
11 October 2024ICO annual Data Protection Practitioner’s ConferencesLink to registration here
18 October 2024Deadline for EU member states to implement the NIS 2 DirectiveLink to Directive here

In addition, here are some developments from August 2024 which weren’t captured in the last month’s update.

DateDescriptionFurther Information
5 September 2024Lord Chancellor signed non-binding international treaty on AILink to press release here
6 September 2024European Commission published FAQs on the Data ActLink to press release here
9 September 2024New Private Member’s Bill on AI in the public sector introduced to the House of Lords (Lord Clement-Jones)Link to Bill here
10 September 2024ICO and NCA signed MOU for further collaboration on cyber securityLink to press release here
10 September 2024European Commission hosted first official meeting of the AI BoardLink to press release here
10 September 2024The Court of Justice of the European Union upheld the European Commission 2.4 billion fine on Google for abusing its dominant position for preferring its own shopping serviceLink to press release here
11 September 2024UK, US and Australia signed supply chain resilience pactLink to press release here
11 September 2024European Commission launched consultation on new EU standard contractual clauses (‘SCCs’)Link to press release here
11 September 2024Property (Digital Assets etc) bill was introduced into UK ParliamentLink to press release here
12 September 2024UK government announced that data centres powering the economy will be designated as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) alongside energy and water systems Link to press release here
18 September 2024Deadline for responses to ICO’s consultation on allocating controllership across the generative AI supply chainLink to consultation here
18 September 2024Deadline for European Commission’s multi-stakeholder consultation on trustworthy general-purpose AI models under the AI ActLink to consultation here
19 September 2024European Commission published a policy brief on competition in generative AI and virtual worldsLink to policy brief here
19 September 2024Belgian DPA published guidelines on the interplay between GDPR and EU AI Act in the context of AI system developmentLink to the guidance here
25 September 2025European Commission announced that a hundred companies signed EU AI PactLink to press release hereLink to list of signatories here
27 September 2024Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Meta 91 million euros ($101.5 million) for inadvertently storing some users’ passwords without protection or encryptionLink to press release here
25 September 2024Bank of England announced establishment of the Artificial IntelligenceLink to announcement here

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