United Kingdom: Privacy

Early-stage U.S. life sciences and technology companies often underestimate the requirements that UK and EU data protection laws impose on their operations.

As EU-based businesses will be aware, the European Commission unveiled a digital simplification package in November 2025 proposing significant changes to the EU AI Act, the GDPR, e-privacy and cyber incident reporting rules. The aim is to simplify and soften rules that are perceived to hinder the EU's digital competitiveness and act as a brake on innovation.

A leading global investment bank has begun piloting a system that compares junior bankers’ self-reported working hours with computer-generated estimates based on their digital activity.

A leading global investment bank has begun piloting a system that compares junior bankers’ self-reported working hours with computer-generated estimates based on their digital activity.

On 1 December 2025, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced a monitoring programme that targets 10 popular mobile games played by children in the UK.

Since the second half of last year, AI transcription has been firmly on the agenda.