Data breach notifications to Irish Data Protection Commission up 70% in first year of GDPR
Increase revealed in Irish Data Protection Commission’s first annual report….
Publishing & social media
“Facebook seems willing neither to be regulated nor scrutinised”: Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee publishes Final Report on Disinformation and ‘fake news’
Recommendations build on those presented in an interim report published in July 2018…
Buivids: a further over-extension of the domestic purposes exemption?
Neil Brown comments on a recent decision of the CJEU on the application of the data protection framework to everyone’s life online….
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Copyright Directive agreed by European Commission, Parliament and Council of the European Union
The Copyright Directive has been agreed by European Commission, Parliament and Council of the European Union. In September 2016, the European Commission proposed to modernise EU copyright rules as part of the Digital Single Market Strategy. After much (fraught) negotiation, political agreement on the text of the proposed Directive has now been reached by the…
ICO examines data protection issues in adtech industry
The ICO is examining data protection issues in the adtech industry…
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New standards protecting children from irresponsible gambling advertisements, including online
The Committee on Advertising Practice has published new standards to protect children and young people from irresponsible gambling advertisements, including online….
How can the law regulate removal of fake news?
Professor Chris Marsden and Dr Trisha Meyer summarise the recommendations for regulating fake news set out in their report presented to the European Parliament….
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BOOK REVIEW: An Introduction to Technology Law
Lucie Audibert, of Taylor Wessing, reviews a book that demonstrates that tech law is not a niche…
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Science and Technology Committee urges primary legislation to regulate children’s use of social media
The House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee has produced a report on the impact of social media and screen-use on young people’s health….
Human Rights, Business and Tech Lawyers: 10 things to consider
Sarah Ellington and Daniel D’Ambrosio of DLA Piper run through ten of the most pressing emerging human rights risks affecting law tech decision-making…
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