Standard contractual clauses are valid for the transfer of personal data says Advocate General
Advocate General questions validity of privacy shield but advises Court not to rule on it….
Publishing & social media
Queen’s Speech: legislation of interest to technology lawyers
The new session of parliament was opened on 19 December with a number of pieces of legislation mentioned in the Queen’s Speech which may be of interest to technology lawyers. Most were originally covered in the October Queen’s Speech but have been carried over to the new parliament. Online harms legislation The April 2019 Online…
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This week’s Techlaw News Round-Up
CMA announces that Amazon’s Deliveroo investment raises competition concerns The Competition and Markets Authority has said that Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo raises serious competition concerns for UK customers that may require an in-depth investigation by the CMA. While Amazon would not take full control of Deliveroo’s business, the CMA has assessed how the deal could…
CMA’s interim report on online platforms and digital advertising published
The CMA is considering potential measures to open up the search market, measures to address the conflicts of interests and lack of transparency in digital advertising and requiring platforms to allow people to turn off personalised advertising. There are strong arguments for a new regulatory regime….
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Reflections on 2019: Convergence, Incursion and Contradictions
Kicking off our Predictions, Reflections and Resolutions in earnest, Anna Cook and Vik Khurana of Bristows reflect on how technology has featured in society in 2019, touching on announcements by tech companies, investigations by regulators and pitches by political leaders….
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ICO consults on right of access guidance
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Singapore’s anti fake news law: now used 3 times but does not make posts disappear
Darren Grayson Chng, our Singapore corespondent, reports on the first uses of the Singapore’s Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA)….
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This week’s Techlaw News Round-Up
ASA upholds complaint about targeting of online advertising The ASA has upheld a complaint this week relating to an advertisement which appeared on a children’s TV channel for Popjam, a social media site for 7-12 year olds. The complainant was concerned that the advertisement’s encouragement to “get likes and followers to level up” could be…
European Council adopts new consumer law directive
The Directive aims to modernise consumer law, especially in relation to online trade…
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Jobs Half Done: Getting Smart about Smartphones
Peter Leonard on why our thinking about how to control the data ecosystems that smartphones have created is still a work in progress….
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