Over the past two decades, the automotive industry has transformed dramatically. Modern vehicles are now equipped with advanced technology capable of collecting and processing vast amounts of personal data. Once simple machines focused on transportation, today’s cars have evolved into data hubs, capturing data such as location, driving speed, braking behaviour, and even biometric [...]
South Africa has issued an updated Guidance on Direct Market to protect the personal information of consumers in a more robust manner. This follows the Information Regulator’s first enforcement notice for non-compliance with the 2013 Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA)’s direct marketing provisions earlier this year. The recent Guidance Note outlines how to process [...]
One of the most pivotal regulatory developments at the end of 2024 was the official publication of the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The regulation is designed to reduce risks faced by consumers and businesses from cyber threats, setting uniform standards for hardware and software products with digital elements (PDEs). As well as cyber [...]
November is one of the busiest months for ecommerce online traffic, starting with China’s Singles Day (known as 11:11 in other regions); the biggest retail event worldwide since it first began in 1993. November also means Thanksgiving and Black Friday, followed swiftly by Cyber Monday, with retailers amplifying their marketing online and in stores. This means [...]
On 9th October 2024, the Australian Government tabled the Cyber Security Bill 2024 (the Bill) in the Federal Parliament. While the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 already imposes cybersecurity obligations on owners and operators of critical infrastructure, the Bill is the first Australian law specifically designed to strengthen cybersecurity in the public and [...]
Clinical trials can be complex and layered machines that require multiple spheres of compliance to be accounted for. Our previous blog covered embedding privacy by design, consent, and strategies for mitigating data protection risks at the outset of a clinical trial. In this piece, we look at the main challenges data protection officers (DPOs) [...]
Now that the EU AI Act has entered into force, an increasing need for integrating Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into AI frameworks is becoming more evident. These principles can be foundations for building greater public trust in AI system use as they provide a framework for greater transparency and corporate social responsibility. [...]
As data protection regulations and technology continue to evolve, there is a much greater need for strong corporate governance frameworks to improve accountability. For some organisations, there is a requirement to appoint a data protection officer (DPO), either as a member of the extended legal counsel team internally or by working with an externally [...]
Earlier this month, HewardMills participated in the inaugural B Corp Festival in Oxford, a two-day event assembling the largest gathering of B Corps to date. With a theme of ‘Louder than Words’, it was a great opportunity to connect with businesses from numerous sectors, all driven by a common purpose to actively create a [...]
When starting a clinical trial, safeguarding patient privacy is one of many aspects of regulatory compliance to implement from the outset. With many other considerations to take care of, working closely with a Data Protection Officer (DPO) can make the job of complying with key privacy regulations a lot easier. In this three-part series, [...]
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