The team at Lewis Silkin round off our series of Predictions for the year with a set of 20 predictions for 2020 touching on folding phones, 5G, AI in sports, 3D bio-printing and more….
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Kate McKenna presents some key take-aways from the recent SCL Ireland event that took place on 28 November 2019….
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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Report explores the basic concepts of pseudonymisation, as well as technical solutions that can support implementation in practice….
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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…
The Directive aims to modernise consumer law, especially in relation to online trade…
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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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Concerns expressed in their report on Right to Privacy (Article 8) and the Digital Revolution…
The ICO has carried out an investigation and its findings raise serious concerns about live facial technology. It calls for a code of practice….
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CAA publishes requirements for drone operators’ licences The CAA has published its requirements for mandatory registration and education of drone operators, which take effect on 30 November 2019, although the online scheme goes live from 5 November. There will be two elements to the online system. Anyone responsible for a drone or unmanned aircraft (including model…
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