Membership Login / Register (0)

ARTICLES BY hannah.shergold

PSR and FCA launch joint call for information on big tech and digital wallets

•

The Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are seeking views on the benefits and risks digital wallets bring to people and businesses. They say that the adoption of digital wallets has significantly increased in recent years, and believe that around 50% of UK adults now use them. Among the most popular digital…

Read More… from PSR and FCA launch joint call for information on big tech and digital wallets

CMA secures undertaking from Simba Sleep regarding online sales practices

•

Simba Sleep has agreed to change its online sales practices following an investigation by the CMA which highlighted concerns that the company may have misled customers about price reductions and caused unfair pressure on consumers to make hasty purchases. As well as the CMA’s investigation, the ASA had issued rulings in September 2022 and March…

Read More… from CMA secures undertaking from Simba Sleep regarding online sales practices

Ofcom consults on guidance about animal cruelty and human torture content online

•

Ofcom is consulting on strengthening its draft illegal terms of practice and guidance under the Online Safety Act 2023, specifying animal cruelty and human torture as new types of content platforms must tackle. Under the Act, when new legal duties on platforms come into force, tech firms will have to assess the risk of illegal…

Read More… from Ofcom consults on guidance about animal cruelty and human torture content online

UK government consults on turnover and control regulations under DMCC Act

•

The UK government is consulting on three draft regulations under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act 2024. They set out: The DMCC Act received Royal Assent on 24 May 2024. It contains provisions requiring the CMA, the courts and other enforcers to estimate or calculate a business’s turnover. This is to assess if…

Read More… from UK government consults on turnover and control regulations under DMCC Act

CMA consults on direct consumer enforcement guidance and rules under DMCC Act

•

The Competition and Markets Authority is consulting on draft direct consumer enforcement guidance and rules as required and permitted under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act). The DMCC Act grants new direct enforcement powers, relating to consumer protection law, to the CMA. These new powers enable the CMA to investigate, determine…

Read More… from CMA consults on direct consumer enforcement guidance and rules under DMCC Act

Provisional decision to impose £6m fine on software provider following 2022 ransomware attack that disrupted NHS and social care services

•

The ICO has provisionally decided to fine Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd £6.09m, following an initial finding that Advanced failed to implement measures to protect the personal information of 82,946 people, including some sensitive personal information.  Advanced provides IT and software services to organisations at national level, including the NHS and other healthcare providers, and…

Read More… from Provisional decision to impose £6m fine on software provider following 2022 ransomware attack that disrupted NHS and social care services

Neural network configurations make Emotional return to identification as programs for a computer

•

In the latest UK decision on the patentability of AI inventions, the Court of Appeal has overturned the eye-catching High Court decision relating to Emotional Perception AI Limited’s patent application for an AI system which provided improved file recommendations. The Court of Appeal held that an artificial neural network (ANN) for such a system, whether implemented by hardware or software, was…

Read More… from Neural network configurations make Emotional return to identification as programs for a computer

Wowcher to change practices and issue refunds after CMA investigation

•

Last week, following its investigation into Wowcher’s online selling practices, the CMA announced that Wowcher will change the way it promotes products and services to customers, in addition to paying £4 million in refunds to consumers. Some organisations use so-called “dark patterns” or online choice architecture to “nudge” customers into buying products that they otherwise…

Read More… from Wowcher to change practices and issue refunds after CMA investigation