Kategorie: Personal data protection
Beneficial owner registry in light of current case law
The Czech Supreme Court recently published two important decisions in the area of legal regulation of the beneficial owner registry, namely case ref. no. 27 Cdo 1368/2024 dated 25 August 2025 and case ref. no. 27 Cdo 1548/2024 dated 26 August 2025, thus opening a new chapter in the interpretation of Act No. 37/2021 Coll., on the …
Read moreThe second wave of obligations under the AI Act is coming
The implementation of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (the AI Act) is entering its next phase. As of 2 August 2025, the second wave of obligations under the EU’s artificial intelligence (AI) regulation will take effect. This phase will significantly impact technology companies, AI system providers, regulatory authorities, and Member States. We already covered the first wave of …
Read moreProcessing of personal data based on legitimate interest
Pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (“GDPR“), it is possible to process personal data …
Read moreProhibited practices of artificial intelligence under the AI Act
Artificial Intelligence (or also “AI”) may seem like an eternally inflected topic these days. Not long after the European Data Protection Board commented on the processing of personal data in the context of AI models, the European Commission (the “Commission”) came out with another document, Draft guidelines on prohibited AI practices under the AI Act.[1] …
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