United Kingdom: Privacy Protection

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) introduces an important new compliance duty for businesses. From 19 June 2026, all organisations must have a clear and accessible process for handling data protection complaints.

Websites are increasingly subject to legal and regulatory scrutiny around data protection, accessibility, and transparency. Many organisations overlook critical compliance requirements that can emerge gradually over time, creating risks that extend beyond legal obligations to affect reputation, customer trust, and user experience.

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The European Commission has proposed the EU KIDS Act, introducing comprehensive restrictions on minors' access to social media and video-sharing platforms while imposing extensive online safety requirements across digital services. This landmark legislation will require businesses to implement safety-by-design frameworks, age verification systems, and guardian controls, with particularly stringent compliance obligations for Very Large Online Platforms that must prove their services are safe through independ

The Information Commissioner's Office has executed search warrants across the UK targeting businesses suspected of sending 170 million unlawful marketing text messages related to car finance mis-selling claims. This enforcement action, part of a joint regulatory task force investigation, signals heightened scrutiny of direct marketing practices and raises critical compliance questions for businesses relying on electronic communications to generate leads.

The UK Information Commissioner's Office has published findings from a citizens' jury examining public attitudes toward neurotechnology and neurodata collection. Twenty UK residents deliberated on how to balance the benefits of brain-monitoring devices against privacy risks, revealing strong support for medical applications but significant opposition to workplace productivity monitoring and concerns about discrimination against neurodiverse individuals.

As neurotechnology advances from the laboratory into the consumer marketplace, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has taken a significant step towards understanding public expectations around the collection and processing of neurodata.

Recent advances in AI have made it possible to produce near-identical digital replicas of real people, yet the UK has no specific legal protection for an individual's likeness.

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