SCL Junior Lawyers' Group event: Contracts for clouds: what's in the standard terms of service and what can you negotiate?

This Week's Techlaw News Round-up

Amended Surveillance Camera Code of Practice laid before UK parliament, CDDO publishes Algorithmic Transparency Standard, CMA consults on Annual Plan 2022 to 2023, Digital Regulation Co-operation Forum launches technology horizon scanning programme and more in this week’s round-up of UK, EU and international techlaw news developments not covered elsewhere on the SCL website.

SCL webinar: APIs & Software Copyright in 2021: A View from each Side of the Pond

ICO issues provisional view to fine Clearview AI Inc over £17 million

In addition, the ICO has issued a provisional notice to stop further processing of the personal data of people in the UK and to delete it.

Competition & Markets Authority directs Facebook to sell Giphy

The CMA requires Facebook/Meta to sell Giphy after finding deal could harm social media users and UK advertisers.

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Council of the European Union agrees proposals for digital markets and services legislation

The Council of the European Union has agreed its positions for the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act., which were proposed by the European Commission in December 2020.

ICO calls on companies to eliminate existing privacy risks posed by adtech industry

ICO says that technologies used in online advertising, and the way they are deployed, have the potential to be highly privacy intrusive.

CMA consults on new commitments regarding Google’s Privacy Sandbox

Consultation ends until 17 December 2021.

SCL Privacy and Data Protection Group webinar: "Transfer Impact Assessments"

SCL Tech Law Essentials Module: Renegotiation and Disputes

Display in electronic inbox of advertising messages in a form similar to that of a real email is direct marketing under Directive 2002/58

Those messages give rise to a likelihood of confusion that could lead a user who clicks on the link corresponding to the advertising message to be redirected, against his or her will, to an internet site displaying that advertisement

This Week's Techlaw News Round-up

ASA issues statement on crypto-assets, CMA publishes response to consultation on Data: A new direction, CMA also issues consultation on Retained Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and more in this week’s round-up of UK, EU and international techlaw news developments not covered elsewhere on the SCL website.

Law Commission concludes that the laws of England and Wales can accommodate smart legal contracts

Law Commission confirms that there is no need for statutory law reform

Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill introduced to UK parliament

New law will impose new security standards on manufacturers, importers and distributors of connected technologies

SCL Digital Media Group event: "Talent in the Digital World"

CIArb London Branch Webinar: Cryptoassets and the UKJT Digital Dispute Resolution Rules - Tuesday 7 December 2021 @ 6 pm

"AI and Human Rights" - Wednesday 8 December 2021 @ 2.30 pm

An event co-organised between Queen Mary Global Policy Institute (QMGPI) and Society for Computers and Law (SCL). In collaboration with Queen Mary's Center for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary's Digital Environments Research Institute (DERI), International Bar Association (IBA) and featuring speakers from The Alan Turing Institute.

SCL Privacy & Data Protection Group webinar: "Cross-border data transfers under China's data laws" - Monday 13 December @ 12 pm

SCL Women in Tech Law presents: On the Tech Law Horizon: what's coming up in 2022? - Thursday 16 December 2021 @ 4 pm

SCL Legal Tech Conference - Thursday 13 January 2022 from 10 am, Dublin

SCL Annual IT Contracts Update 2022 Part 1 & 2 - Tuesday 8 February 2022 and Tuesday 15 February 2022 @ 1 pm