Facial Recognition: the ICO Opinion
The first Opinion under DP Act 2018, tackling concerns about the use of facial recognition technology, was issued by the UK’s Information Commissioner in October 2019. Aaminah Khan analyses the issues at stake…
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Online Harms Reduction Regulator (Report) Bill receives first reading in House of Lords The Online Harms Reduction Regulator (Report) Bill received its first reading in the House of Lords on 14 January. It assigns certain functions to Ofcom in relation to online harms regulation. In particular, Ofcom would prepare and publish a report containing recommendations…
Outsourcing and Artificial Intelligence: Re-engineering Outsourcing Agreements
Is the traditional outsourcing agreement, “engineered” for the pre-AI world, suitable in a world in which AI displaces both people and rules-based methods of automation? Zayed Al Jamil looks at the issues….
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Advocate General: means and methods of combating terrorism must be compatible with the requirements of the rule of law
EU Directive on privacy and electronic communications precludes national legislation in the UK, France and Belgium….
Did an exchange of emails create a contract? High Court judgment in Athena v Superdrug
The High Court found that they did in a hearing for summary judgment….
CJEU rules on interpretation of IP Enforcement and Software Directives
CJEU finds that modifying the source code of a software package falls within the copyright of a computer program for which the Software Directive provides protection….
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Predictions: Lewis Silkin’s 2020 Tech Predictions
The team at Lewis Silkin round off our series of Predictions for the year with a set of 20 predictions for 2020 touching on folding phones, 5G, AI in sports, 3D bio-printing and more….
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Ofcom consults on promoting investment and competition in fibre networks
The proposals are part of Ofcom’s review of wholesale telecoms used for residential and business services in the UK….
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ICO consults on draft direct marketing code of practice
The consultation ends on 4 March 2020 and the final version will be published later in 2020….
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European Data Protection Supervisor publishes opinion on data protection and scientific research
Opinion opens up debate on how a special regime to enable research should operate in the light of the GDPR…