Online Harms White Paper: “more systematic and holistic (and less emotive) approach” required
Curators of the SCL response express concerns over structure and scope of the proposals…
Privacy & Data Protection
Norwich Pharmacal orders, the GDPR – and porn: Mircom & Golden Eye v Virgin Media
Robin Hopkins reviews a surprising analysis of the GDPR in Mircom International and Golden Eye International v Virgin Media and Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 1827 (Ch)…
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Tech Law News Round-Up
European Commission opens investigation into possible anti-competitive conduct of Amazon The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Amazon’s use of sensitive data from independent retailers who sell on its marketplace is in breach of EU competition rules. The Commission intends to review the standard agreements between Amazon and marketplace sellers,…
ICO consults on updated data sharing code of practice
Consultation on its draft code of practice on data sharing ends 9 September…
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US Privacy Law: What’s happening at state level?
Liz Harding looks at some of the state level privacy initiatives currently being considered or progressed in the US…
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Techlaw News Round-Up
Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 on online intermediation services published in Official Journal Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services was published in the Official Journal on 11 July 2019. It will enter into force on the…
ICO intends to fine Marriott International over £99 million for data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office has reported that it intends to fine Marriott International for breaches of data protection law….
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ICO publishes annual report 2018-2019: ‘an unprecedented year’
The ICO has issued its annual report saying it covers an “unprecedented year”….
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Smart Data Consultation: call for input to the SCL response
We are pulling together our response to a consultation on Smart Data and want to hear the views of our members….
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Thinking harder about data ‘ownership’ and regulation of data driven business
Peter Leonard challenges some accepted wisdom about the value of big data and how data driven businesses are regulated….
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