Advocate General opinion on de-referencing
A request for de-referencing due to allegedly false information requires a search engine operator to carry out the checks which fall within its capacity….
Miscellaneous
CJEU rules that ‘private copying’ exception in the Copyright Directive applies to the storage in the cloud of a copy of a protected work for private purposes
Rightholders must receive fair compensation but not necessarily from cloud providers if it can be provided through other means….
CJEU: Blanket retention of traffic and location data for investigation of crime unlawful
CJEU confirms that EU law precludes the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data relating to electronic communications for the purposes of combating serious crime and the national court may not impose a time limit on the effects of a declaration of invalidity of a national law…
UK government plans to make UK a global cryptoasset technology hub
The UK government consulted on cryptoassets and stablecoins last year and has now published its response setting out the next steps….
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AI, algorithms, and accountability: the UK’s pilot on algorithmic impact assessments in healthcare
Coran Darling outlines the recent Government initiatives to make AI in healthcare more trustworthy…
Book Review: Blockchain + Antitrust: The Decentralization Formula
Ben Evans reviews a book that examines the interface between blockchain and competition law….
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Justice and Home Affairs Committee publishes report on new technologies in the justice system
Report acknowledges the potential of new technologies but warns against the pace of their deployment and the absence of appropriate safeguards….
High Court reverses decision on service out of the jurisdiction in bitcoin case
The claimant had no realistic prospect of establishing that the facts pleaded amounted to a breach of fiduciary duty…
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CMA announces next steps on future oversight of Open Banking
The CMA, HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority and Payment Systems Regulator have also published a joint statement….
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EU and US reach agreement in principle on Safe Harbor Mark III
Will this be third time lucky, following Safe Harbor and the Privacy Shield?…
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