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An increasing number of contractual decisions are now being made with or by machine learning. Tom Whittaker questions whether such activity meets the implied duty to exercise discretion properly and suggests some ways to mitigate the risks.
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulation 2023 made, Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (Commencement No 3) Regulations 2023 made, Draft Data Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 published, and other UK and EU techlaw news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website.
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Nabiel Junjua traces the gambling-like evolution of lootboxes in online gaming and where it may lead the regulators.
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The Committee says that obligations on smart TVs, firesticks and set-top boxes to ensure public service broadcasters are prominent on their platforms should be strengthened. The Committee also calls for current obligations on PSBs to provide programming in areas such as religion, international matters and science to be retained.
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The resulting interference with the right to data protection may be justified by the preventive aim of such a publication.
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Ben Evans reviews a readable guide drawing parallels between historic empires and the digital ones emerging today.
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A team from EMW explore why the ICO will almost certainly not fine PNSI for its data breach and why that decision could be wrong.
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News from the UK and elsewhere not covered separately on the site.
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Bill passes final Parliamentary stages on 19th September
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Social media platforms required to tackle animal cruelty under amendments to Online Safety Bill, Ofcom consults on proposed amendments to Electronic Communications Code and other UK and EU techlaw news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website.
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The Commission has also opened market investigations about whether Microsoft's and Apple's core platform services qualify as gateways and if Apple's iPadOS should be designated as gatekeeper.
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House of Lords completes third reading of Online Safety Bill. Guidance issued on regulating use of generative AI in advertising, Ada Lovelace Institute makes recommendations for amendments to AI Act and other UK and EU techlaw news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website.
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The consultation cover five areas of consumer law and ends on 15 October.
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Report sets out twelve challenges for AI governance to meet if public safety and confidence in AI are to be secured.
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High Court rules on trade mark case, ICO fines prize promotion company, Joint statement published by data regulators on data scraping and data protection and other UK and EU techlaw news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website.
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The Committee warns that the proposed exemption for text and data mining by AI from copyright protection risks reducing arts and cultural production to mere "inputs" in AI development.
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You are invited to join SCL in marking its 50th Anniversary at a celebratory dinner in The Great Hall at One Great George Street on Tuesday 12 December 2023.
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