Member states endorse agreement reached with European Parliament for pilot regime for distributed ledger technology
The plan is that the pilot regime will run for three years….
Miscellaneous
Cloud computing & the EDPB: 2021 in retrospect
Dr Kuan Hon looks back at a busy 2021 for the EDPB and teases out what their guidance says for cloud computing users and operators…
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Tech as a carbon chimney and other matters: Some reflections and (hesitant) predictions
Rebecca Keating offers some thoughts on what we have seen and might see from tech as a force for good (or bad), quantum computing, the value of data and environmental concerns….
2021: The year the tide turned for data protection damages claims?
Neil O’Sullivan looks back at the year’s developments in data protection litigation and predicts that “officious group litigation and speculative claims” will become less attractive….
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ICO consults on its powers to investigate, regulate and enforce
The ICO seeks views on three documents, including its Regulatory Action Policy and statutory guidance….
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Singapore: Latest updates to data protection legislation and guides
Darren Grayson Chng provides an overview of recent updates to Singapore’s data protection legislation and guides….
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Some predictions for 2032
William Hooper makes some predictions for next year and get his predictions for 2032 in early. [EDITOR’S NOTE: Send in your own predictions and reflections to me at david.chaplin@scl.org by 7th January 2022 and we’ll feature them in our special issue in January.]…
European Data Protection Board holds latest plenary session
EDPB adopts evaluation of Law Enforcement Directive, Support Pool of Experts project plan, response on Pegasus, and final version of Guidelines on examples regarding data breach notifications…
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Apple and Google duopoly limits competition and choice, says CMA
The Competition & Markets Authority’s interim report into mobile ecosystems suggests that users are losing out because of Apple and Google’s duopoly….
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