Information law or data law is a specialist field of legal practice looking at all laws that regulate specifically information or data.
Determining how to secure data and preserve privacy can be daunting for data scientists. Working with sensitive data raises questions about what data to use and how to protect it. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and opt for using raw [...]
Generative AI has revolutionised how we work, enabling us to perform our jobs more efficiently. However, harnessing the power of AI requires careful consideration of the data we input into these tools. It’s crucial to avoid using sensitive data that [...]
Data is the lifeblood of the digital age, powering everything from social media platforms to entire organisations. However, as the amount of data we generate, store, share and destroy grows, so does the need for effective data agreements. In this [...]
Welcome to the world of behavioural analytics, where data meets human behaviour... As businesses continue to collect more and more customer data, behavioural analytics has emerged as a powerful tool to help them understand customer behaviour and preferences. But with [...]
If you’re a data scientist or researcher, you’ve likely heard of data pooling—the process of combining data from different sources to create a more extensive and comprehensive dataset. It can be a powerful tool for gaining insights and making more [...]
Data as a Service (DaaS) is becoming increasingly popular as organisations seek to unlock the value of data without incurring the overhead of managing and maintaining large data sets. DaaS providers offer a range of data sets, from weather and [...]
The EU Data Act aims to create a coherent framework for sharing non-personal data in the European Union (EU), which means that organisations and public bodies will be able to store and process non-personal data wherever they choose. The General [...]
Who's Who Legal have recognised Michalsons attorneys as being among the world's leading IT and data lawyers. Who’s Who Legal identifies the primary legal practitioners around the world based on independent and comprehensive research. This is especially meaningful as the research [...]
There is a growing trend of organisations using alternative data for various purposes, like making better investment or credit decisions. The reason is simple - data drives efficiency and better decisions. The more good data you have, the better the [...]
 This article by Leslie Downie on gendered housing imbalances was written for the Transaction Support Centre and originally published by Cities Alliance. Cities Alliance is the global partnership fighting urban poverty and promoting the role of cities. South Africa’s housing [...]
Data protection authorities around the world have started to do a data protection audit (or GDPR audit) on controllers to check that they comply with data protection law. Essentially, the authority compares your organisation to a data protection law that [...]
The advisory panel on land reform and agriculture advises the President to change the way land beneficiaries are selected. They want new Beneficiary Selection Guidelines to decide which people must get land first. What land is given to state beneficiaries? [...]
