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European Commission - First Draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

This draft document outlines key considerations for providers of general-purpose AI models (GPAI)

02.12.2024

Policy monitor

A Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment for law enforcement AI systems

In this guest blog, researcher Donatella Casaburo from the KU Leuven Centre for IP & IT Law (CiTiP) talks about the Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment template on which she worked as part of the European Union-funded ALIGNER project.

04.11.2024

Blog

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Belgium – Artificial Intelligence Systems and the GDPR: a data protection perspective

The Belgian Data Protection Authority released an information brochure outlining the interplay between the GDPR and the AI Act in AI system development.

10.10.2024

Policy monitor

Bronzen beeld van vrouwe justitia. Op de afbeelding zie je ook een witte banner met de vlag van België. Deze afbeelding toont een gerechtelijke beslissing in België.
bronze statue of Lady Justice. The image also shows a white banner with the flag of Belgium. This image shows a court decision in Belgium.

Belgium – European Center for Digital Rights (noyb) v. Mediahuis N.V.

The Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority issued a ruling on measures regarding cookie banners on the Mediahuis’ news websites at the beginning of September.

17.09.2024

Policy monitor

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EU - EU AI Act: entry into force & overview main provisions

On August 1st 2024 the AI Act entered into force. From now on, several parts of the AI Act will become applicable on various moments.

14.08.2024

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Court of Justice of the EU – Case regarding credit scoring and automated decision making (Schufa I & II, C-26/22 and C-64/22, C-634/21)

Can credit scoring be considered a form of automated decision-making and can personal data be kept longer than it is publicly available in public registries?

07.08.2024

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Court of justice of the EU - Case C-588/21 regarding the paid access to harmonised standards for goods

On 5 March 2024 the CJEU issued a ruling regarding the right of access to harmonised product standards.

08.07.2024

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Defining AI in the AI Act: pin the tail on the system

A guest blog by Tervel Bovev from the KU Leuven Centre for IT and IP law.

23.05.2024

Blog

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(NL) Data in en voor Vlaanderen: juridische overwegingen voor Vlaamse dataplatformen

Op basis van het Vlaamse We Are project onderzoekt het Kenniscentrum Data & Maatschappij in dit rapport bestaande en aankomende wetgeving rond data en datadeling.

23.04.2024

Report

From Policy to Practice: Prototyping The EU AI Act’s Transparency Requirements

This report contains five prototypes (3 instructions for use and 2 disclaimers), best practices and legal commentary regarding the transparency requirements of the EU AI Regulation.

01.02.2024

Report

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brAInfood: How is the AI lifecycle regulated?

In this brAInfood, we highlight various regulatory regimes which should be taken into account at different stages of the lifecycle of an AI system in a practical overview.

25.01.2024

brAInfood

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brAInfood: What are data vaults and what can they mean to you?

In this brAInfood, we elaborate on the tasks and organisation of Athumi under its founding decree. We discuss the provision of personal data vaults and SOLID.

15.11.2023

brAInfood

EU - EU-US Data Privacy Framework

The European Commission has issued an adequacy decision regarding the EU US Data Privacy Framework

09.08.2023

Policy monitor

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Menselijke arm en robotarm reiken naar elkaar uit.

Policy Prototyping the AI Act: Transparency requirements – workshop report

The Knowledge Centre Data & Society organised a workshop on 21 June to officially kick off its 'Policy Prototyping the AI Act: Transparency Requirements' project.

08.08.2023

Report

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brAInfood: Insight into future EU legislation on data and algorithms

Data Governance Act, Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act: overview of key concepts, potential impact and the obligations.

15.05.2023

brAInfood

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Belgian and Flemish Policy Makers’ Guide to AI Regulation

In this paper, Joanna Bryson (Professor Ethics and Technology, The Hertie School of Governance) discusses how to approach AI regulation at governmental level.

02.12.2022

Paper

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brAInfood: Important copyright considerations related to text-to-x generators

In this brAInfood, we provide a brief introduction to text-to-x generators and explain some legal considerations in terms of copyright.

30.11.2022

brAInfood

Council of the EU - Compromise Text AI Act

The new compromise text of the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA) by the Council of the EU has been published. The text, presented by the Czech presidency, follows and builds on the previous (partial) compromises under Slovenian and French presidencies

31.10.2022

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(NL) Legal design voor werkbaar werk: zeven prototypes om regulering rond AI & data te vertalen naar de werkvloer

Weet jij of er AI- en datagedreven toepassingen worden gebruikt bij jou op het werk? En weet jij wat het wettelijk kader errond is? We organiseerden een legal design workshop voor vakbonden, UNIA en SERV.

26.10.2022

Event report

Nederland - Werknemers monitoren door middel van webcams is illegaal

A Dutch court ruled that that permanent monitoring of an employee through the use of a webcam is unlawful.

24.10.2022

Policy monitor

Policy Prototyping: an assessment of Articles 5 & 6 of the EU AI act

What are the conclusions after the first policy prototyping experiment?

21.10.2022

Report

How to Ensure Effective Enforcement of the Artificial Intelligence Act?

In this paper, Martin Ebers (University of Tartu) addresses the question whether we can expect effective enforcement of the forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA).

19.10.2022

Paper

European Commission – Liability Rules for Artificial Intelligence

The European Commission recently published two proposals to adapt liability rules to the digital age, circular economy and the impact of global value chains: one that revises the Product Liability Directive (‘revised PLD’) and another one that introduces an extra-contractual liability regime for AI systems (‘AI Liability Directive’).

17.10.2022

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Future of Privacy Forum – Automated Decision-Making Under the GDPR: Practical Cases from Courts and Data Protection Authorities

The Future of Privacy Forum has published a report analysing cases regarding automated decision-making under art. 22 GDPR.

29.07.2022

Policy monitor

Europe – Trouble for facial recognition company Clearview in Europe

The Italian, French and British Data Protection Authorities find Clearview in breach of data protection rules.

15.06.2022

Policy monitor

brAInfood: Possible legal restrictions on the use of data

In this brAInfood, we take a closer look at the possible legal restrictions you may encounter when using data.

26.04.2022

brAInfood

Belgium – unlawful use of facial recognition by federal police

The Belgian Supervisory Body for Police Information ruled that the use of facial recognition software of the company Clearview AI by the federal police was unlawful.

04.04.2022

Policy monitor

France & Austria– Use of Google Analytics deemed illegal

The French and Austrian data protection authorities ruled that the use of Google Analytics violates the GDPR

07.03.2022

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(NL) Wat ontdek en leer je met legal design?

Deze fiche omvat een beschrijving van de verschillende fases van een legal design proces, telkens met een voorbeeldcase ter illustratie.

21.02.2022

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(NL) Legal design

In 2021 organiseerden we onze eerste ‘legal design workshop’. In dit rapport kan je meer lezen over hoe we dat hebben aangepakt en wat we hiervan hebben geleerd.

02.02.2022

Report

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