The UK government’s plan for the future relationship with EU: The techlaw aspects in summary
Plan touches on data adequacy, telecoms, digital services and audio-visual services….
Privacy & Data Protection
European Commission outlines strategies for data and artificial intelligence
Consultation on white paper on AI open until May 19 2020. BEUC calls for action to safeguard consumers….
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This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up
EDPB holds its eighteenth plenary session The EDPB has held its eighteenth plenary session. During the session, the EDPB discussed various issues. It says that the GDPR’s application in its first 20 months has been successful. However, the need for sufficient resources for all supervisory authorities is still a concern and some challenges remain, resulting,…
Online Harms Deconstructed – the Initial Consultation Response
Graham Smith takes a forensic look at the government’s Interim Response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation and attempts to divine what the final outcome might look like….
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ICO consults on their AI auditing framework draft guidance
Regulator wants the guidance to be “both conceptually sound and applicable to real life situations”. Closes 1st April….
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EDPB consults on guidelines on processing personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility related applications The European Data Protection Board has launched a consultation on processing personal data in the context of connected vehicles and mobility related applications. The consultation ends on 20 March 2020. The scope of the consultation focuses in particular…
Online Harms White Paper: interim consultation response published
UK government intends to appoint Ofcom to regulate online harms but full response to follow in Spring 2020…
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From the SCL Chair: A Good Year for Tech Law?
Mark O’Conor talks about the Society’s plans for the year ahead, built around the theme ‘The Future Technology Lawyer’…
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Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation: systemic regulation of online targeting required
The CDEI has published its first report with recommendations to make online platforms more accountable, increase transparency, and help users to control how they are targeted….
The Legal Statement on Status of Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts: Observations from Ireland
A team from Arthur Cox take a look at Legal Statement from an Irish perspective and recommend that the Irish authorities could use it as a starting point for their own initiatives….