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Belgian Market Court confirms limited role of IAB Europe in the TCF

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The IAB has a mechanism called the TCF (Transparency and Consent Framework) to manage cookie and other tracking consents. Users’ preferences are encoded and stored in a string composed of a combination of letters and characters referred to as the Transparency and Consent String (TC String), which is shared with personal data brokers and advertising…

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The Resolution of Technology Disputes: Present trends and future predictions

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Lee Gluyas, Charlotte Sanderson and Stephanie Woods, from CMS, summarise the current thinking round tech disputes aired at the recent SCL Technology Disputes Masterclass How are technology disputes currently being resolved? Are traditional methods of dispute resolution suitable for resolving technology disputes? To what extent should new forms of dispute resolution be adopted to resolve…

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EDPB holds recent plenary including opinion on UK adequacy decision

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During its latest plenary, the European Data Protection Board adopted an opinion on the European Commission’s proposal to extend the validity of the UK adequacy decisions under the GDPR and the Law Enforcement Directive (LED). It also adopted an opinion on the European Commission’s draft adequacy decision under the GDPR concerning the European Patent Organisation…

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UK government issues Software Security Code of Practice

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The UK government has issued a voluntary Software Security Code of Practice which has been developed to improve the security and resilience of software that organisations and businesses rely on.  It aims to support software vendors and their customers in reducing the likelihood and impact of software supply chain attacks and other software resilience incidents….

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Ofcom publishes final guidance on protecting children under Online Safety Act 2023

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Ofcom has published its final guidance on protecting children under the Online Safety Act 2023.  This follows consultation, including with children. The guidance includes more than 40 measures for tech firms to meet their duties under the Online Safety Act. These will apply to sites and apps used by UK children in areas such as…

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European Commission issues Apple with fine under Digital Markets Act

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The European Commission has announced that it has decided to close its investigation into Apple’s user choice obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In less good news for Apple, it has also decided that Apple’s steering rules breach the DMA and fined it 500 million euros.  It has also made a preliminary ruling regarding…

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Consumer aspects of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act in force

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Most of the consumer aspects of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 came into force on 6 April 2025. This includes the repealed and replaced Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, which update the provisions about unfair commercial practices, as well as new powers for the CMA, including GDPR-style fines, and new…

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