The House of Lords Communications and Digital Select Committee has set outs its recommendations on the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill. Its recommendations follow a short inquiry during which the Committee heard evidence from consumer groups, UK tech start-up, big tech firms, the Competition and Markets Authority and ministers. The Committee welcomes the Digital…
The House of Commons Treasury Select Committee has published the UK government’s response to its report on Regulating Crypto, which it published in May. In that report, the Committee called for consumer trading in unbacked crypto to be regulated as gambling. Unbacked cryptoassets or cryptocurrencies are not supported by any underlying asset. They are the…
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UK law Ada Lovelace Institute issues report on regulating AI The Ada Lovelace Institute has issued a report on regulating AI. It contextualises and summarises the UK’s current plans for AI regulation, and makes recommendations for the UK government and the Foundation Model Taskforce. The Institute’s recommendations fall into three categories, reflecting its three tests…
UK law UK finalises first law enforcement data adequacy decision The UK government has made the first law enforcement adequacy decision to enable personal data to be more freely transferred from UK law enforcement to authorities in the Bailiwick of Guernsey for law enforcement purposes. The UK government is also progressing law enforcement data adequacy…
Ofcom is seeking evidence about the research that it will need to carry out to prepare its advice to the UK government on categorising regulation services under the Online Safety Bill. Once passed, the Online Safety Bill will require certain online services such as social media sites, messaging apps and search engines to identify risks…
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The European Commission has adopted its adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. The decision concludes that the US ensures an adequate level of protection – comparable to that of the EU – for personal data transferred from the EU/EEA to US companies under the new framework. Under the adequacy decision, personal data can…
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The House of Lords Communications and Digital Select Committee is launching an inquiry that will examine large language models and measures needed over the next one to three years to ensure the UK can respond to their opportunities and risks. This will involve evaluating the work of government and regulators, examining how well this address…
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UK law CMA says that design software deal could harm UK digital economy Adobe supplies the Photoshop and Illustrator applications, as well as video, motion design, and interactive content Figma provides screen design and whiteboarding tools. Adobe announced it would acquire Figma for $20 billion in September 2022. The CMA has identified concerns in the…
SCL readers will be aware that the GDPR is enforced by independent national data protection authorities (DPAs) as well as national courts. If cases affect data subjects in more than one member state, the GDPR’s “one-stop-shop” enforcement system applies. This means that the DPA where the entity under investigation is based conducts the investigation in…
The CJEU has issued its long-awaited decision in the case of Case C-252/21 | Meta Platforms and Others. Users of Facebook must accepts its terms of service, which refer to Meta Platforms’ data and cookies policies. Under those terms, Meta Platforms collects data from other Meta Platforms group services, such as Instagram and WhatsApp, as…