POFMA: Singapore’s anti-fake news law
Darren Grayson Chng, our Singapore Correspondent, reports on the background and passage of Singapore’s controversial fake news law which has extra territorial consequences…
Publishing & social media
Government publishes response to Committee report on Disinformation
The UK government has published its response to the DCSM Select Committee’s final report on Disinformation….
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This week’s Techlaw News Round-Up
Draft investigatory powers regulations published, Law Society guidance, gambling news and HMTCS blog post in this week’s round-up of techlaw news from the past week…
Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation seeks views on targeting and bias in algorithmic decision making
Consultation open until 14th June with interim report to follow Summer 2019…
SCL Sir Henry Brooke Student Essay Prize 2019 Winner Announced
The winner of this year’s SCL Student Essay Prize is Robert Lewis. The runners-up are Jordan Briggs and John-Paul Tettmar Saleh…
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The Techlaw News Round-Up
European Data Protection Board adopts guidelines on application of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR The European Data Protection Board has adopted guidelines on the scope and application of Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 in relation to information society services. In its guidelines, the EDPB makes general observations regarding data protection principles and the…
Online pornography: age-verification commences 15 July in the UK
The UK government has announced that age verification measures for online pornography under the Digital Economy Act 2017 will come into force in the UK on 15 July 2019….
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New consumer directives adopted on sale of goods and supply of digital products
The European Council has adopted two new directives on the supply of digital content and sale of goods to consumers as part of the Digital Single Market strategy…
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ICO launches consultation on age-appropriate design for digital services
The Information Commissioner has launched a consultation on a draft code of practice on age-appropriate design, a code of practice for online services likely to be accessed by children….
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The Techlaw News Round-Up
A round-up of other techlaw news from over the Easter break not covered separately on the site…