This Week's Techlaw News Round-Up

EDPB’s latest plenary session, ESRB report on cyberattacks, blog post on AI transparency, HMRC brief on digital publications, House of Lords inquiry on future of journalism, Office of Communications (Provision of Information) Regulations 2020 made and PSA guidance in this week’s round-up of techlaw news from the past week.

European Commission outlines strategies for data and artificial intelligence

Consultation on white paper on AI open until May 19 2020. BEUC calls for action to safeguard consumers.

ICO consults on their AI auditing framework draft guidance

Regulator wants the guidance to be “both conceptually sound and applicable to real life situations”. Closes 1st April.

Online Harms Deconstructed - the Initial Consultation Response

Graham Smith takes a forensic look at the government's Interim Response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation and attempts to divine what the final outcome might look like.

Podcast: SCL Annual IT Contracts Update 2020

High Court grants summary judgment for copyright claim about Grand Theft Auto game

Cheat software inevitably involved copying of computer game, or substantial parts of it

UK government responds to consultation on implementation of Audio Visual Services Directive

Directive must be implemented by September 2020

Techlaw News Round-Up

EDPB consultation on connected vehicles, European parliament resolution on AI and joint statement on data protection compliance in financial services in this week’s round-up of techlaw news from the past week

Online Harms White Paper: interim consultation response published

UK government intends to appoint Ofcom to regulate online harms but full response to follow in Spring 2020

AI use in the public sector: “urgent need for guidance and regulation, especially on the issues of transparency and data bias”

Committee on Standards in Public Life report published: suggests clear standards of conduct and greater transparency will help UK public sector to reap the benefits of AI

SCL Bursary Up and Running

David Chaplin will be running the Bath Half Marathon on 15 March to raise money for SCL's new bursary scheme to help a person with disabilities train to be a lawyer

From the SCL Chair: A Good Year for Tech Law?

Mark O'Conor talks about the Society's plans for the year ahead, built around the theme 'The Future Technology Lawyer'

This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up

Implementation of the Copyright Directive, updated guidance on influencer marketing and facial recognition moratorium Bill and more in this week’s round up of techlaw news plus links to other stories published on slc.org this week.

Advocate General opinion on access to communications data by competent authorities

Advocate General considered access to data under Article 15(1) of the E-Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC).

Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation: systemic regulation of online targeting required

The CDEI has published its first report with recommendations to make online platforms more accountable, increase transparency, and help users to control how they are targeted.

Fighting Wuhan coronavirus misinformation: The Singapore approach

Darren Grayson Chng, our Singapore correspondent, reports on how the authorities there are fighting coronavirus misinformation with the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act that came into force last year.

SCL Women in Tech Law event: #EachforEqual: Making an Impact - Tuesday 17 March 2020, London

This event is free to attend and open to all

SCL Trainee Group launch event - Cybersecurity and Cyber-risk Panel: Why should you be on top of it? - Thursday 19 March 2020, London

Launch event for the SCL Trainee Group - free to attend and open to all

SCL TechStars Conference, The Law Society of Ireland, Dublin - Thursday 26 March 2020

The Northern Omnibus: 2020 and beyond, Open Data Institute, Leeds - Thursday 26 March 2020

SCL Annual Conference 2020, Institution of Engineering and Technology, London - Thursday 24 September 2020

The skills and innovations you need to understand in order to practice tech law in the 2020's. Essential training from only £350 + VAT