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Peter Yapp, our regular contributor on cybersecurity, with some suggestions on how best to tackle the growing menace that is ransomware.
High Court grants order under Defamation Act 2013, ICO issues updated regulatory statement and Select Committee launches inquiry about the UK government’s approach to tackling harmful online content in this week’s round-up of UK and EU techlaw news developments not covered elsewhere on the SCL website.
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Peter Yapp, our regular contributor on cybersecurity, give some tips on how not to fall into the 'digital sand' of today's interconnected world by using testing, patching and vulnerability scanning.
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Committee exploring advanced algorithmic tools discover, deter, rehabilitate, or punish people who break the law in England and Wales.
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The report is focused on how public policy can protect freedom of expression online
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Chris Kemp reflects on a significant year so far for API copyright.
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ICO publishes beta version of AI toolkit, ICO publishes annual report, Ofcom consults on changing universal broadband service rules, Ofcom publishes strategy on managing UK airwaves and more in this week’s round-up of UK and EU techlaw news developments not covered elsewhere on the SCL website.
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Government says plans deliver on its 2019 manifesto commitment to “give the Competition and Markets Authority enhanced powers to tackle consumer rip-offs and bad business practices.”
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Guidance provides detail about material prohibited on ODPS as well as measures to protect users
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Government says that “a thriving digital economy is at the heart of the government’s vision for long-term economic growth”.
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The consultation sets out how the government can build confidence in digital IDs so they have a similar status in law as physical proofs of identity
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CDEI publishes adoption guide on privacy enhancing technologies, Ofcom publishes further recommendations on making on-demand services accessible, Ofcom and CMA issue annual reports and more in this week’s round-up of UK and EU techlaw news developments not covered elsewhere on the SCL website.
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Conditions to demonstrate the existence of an infringement and urgency were not met.
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The EDPB has adopted guidance on the concepts of controller and processor, on codes of conduct as a tool for transfers, and on virtual voice assistants at its latest plenary session.
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Revised regulation and guidance take account of rise in e-commerce and online platforms.
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In the first of what will be regular tech and techlaw book reviews - of both practitioner and academic works - by our newly-instituted panel, Rónán Kennedy cast his eye over some scholarly thoughts on IT and public authorities.
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An informal session for in-house tech lawyers
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