European Council adopts new consumer law directive
The Directive aims to modernise consumer law, especially in relation to online trade…
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Open Source, Collaboration and the future of software
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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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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When it comes to online privacy “the consent model is broken” says The Joint Select Committee on human rights
Concerns expressed in their report on Right to Privacy (Article 8) and the Digital Revolution…
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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
Facebook agrees to pay £500,000 fine but does not admit liability…
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Age verification for online pornography dropped
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
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
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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Oxford Internet Institute suggests need for collective actions to help plug gaps in data rights & political campaigning law
Report examines the scope of the law concerning political campaigning and the current regulatory gaps in this area….