MEP priorities for Digital Services, Act, ICO blog post, e-scooter inqury, CAA drone guidance, European parliament briefing on cryptoassets, WTO e-commerce report, ICANN consultation and reports on contract tracing in this week’s round-up of techlaw news from the past week….
Court of Appeal grants leave to appeal in facial recognition case The Court of Appeal has granted leave to appeal the High Court decision in R (on the application of Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police (Information Commissioner and another intervening) [2019] EWHC 2341, relating to South Wales’ police use of facial recognition…
The ICO is consulting on an application to be given investigative and other powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to close potential gap between civil and criminal fines…
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The Directive aims to modernise consumer law, especially in relation to online trade…
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Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement No 3) Regulations 2019 made The Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2019 SI 2019/1434 have been made. These regulations are the third commencement regulations made under the Data Protection Act 2018. They bring into force paragraphs 211 and 227 of Schedule 19 to the Act on 2…
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Peter Leonard on why our thinking about how to control the data ecosystems that smartphones have created is still a work in progress….
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Concerns expressed in their report on Right to Privacy (Article 8) and the Digital Revolution…
The ICO has carried out an investigation and its findings raise serious concerns about live facial technology. It calls for a code of practice….
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Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill has first reading in Parliament The Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill has had its first reading in Parliament. The bill will provides for new powers to ensure that airports modernise their airspace, and fine those that don’t implement changes quickly enough. The bill will also hand…
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Conclusions set out in report published by the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee….