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This week’s Techlaw News Round-Up

November 17, 2019

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…

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European Council adopts new consumer law directive

November 11, 2019

The Directive aims to modernise consumer law, especially in relation to online trade…

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Jobs Half Done: Getting Smart about Smartphones

November 6, 2019

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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Open Source, Collaboration and the future of software

November 6, 2019

In our first contribution to our Predictions and Reflections for the year Amanda Brock, CEO of OpenUK, reflects on her year in open source software, where it has come from and why it matters for the future….

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When it comes to online privacy “the consent model is broken” says The Joint Select Committee on human rights

November 5, 2019

Concerns expressed in their report on Right to Privacy (Article 8) and the Digital Revolution…

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In Other News: This week’s Techlaw News Round-Up

November 1, 2019

Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill has first reading in Parliament The Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill has had its first reading in Parliament. The bill will provides for new powers to ensure that airports modernise their airspace, and fine those that don’t implement changes quickly enough. The bill will also hand…

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ICO and Facebook reach agreement regarding misuse of data in political campaigns

October 30, 2019

Facebook agrees to pay £500,000 fine but does not admit liability…

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Age verification for online pornography dropped

October 16, 2019

The UK government has dropped its plans to introduce an age verification system for online pornography….

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SEC halts Telegram’s alleged $1.7 billion unregistered digital token offering

October 14, 2019

Latest move comes as Facebook’s Libra project loses more potential partners…

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Queen’s Speech: legislation of interest to technology lawyers

October 14, 2019

Proposed legislation includes online harms, drones, broadband as well as new initiatives in research and development and the space technology sector….

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