Online Harms White Paper published
The Home Office and Department of Media, Culture and Sport have jointly published an Online Harms White Paper…
Telecoms & the Internet
European Commission issues Statement of Objections over geoblocking of video games
The European Commission has issued a Statement of Objections to six video game companies, including Valve, owner of the Steam video game distribution platform….
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Techsplainer: The Code behind Cryptocurrency
In the first of a regular column explaining the terminology behind the tech, the SCL’s resident geek, Simon Forrester, looks at asymmetric keypairs and hashing and how they underpin cryptocurrencies….
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Space 2.0: regulating growth in the space industry
Christian Fahey looks to the stars and introduces the concept of Space 2.0, looking at the technological and regulatory changes the satellite communications industry is undergoing and how those changes could support and foster new technologies to underpin the UK’s role in that revolution….
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Controversial Copyright Directive agreed by European Parliament
The European Parliament has agreed the draft Copyright Directive in plenary session….
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The AG’s Opinion in Google France: would it provide a proper remedy?
Dr Paul Lambert wonders whether the AG’s recent opinion on the Google France case would, if followed, provide a proper remedy for victims of online abuse….
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Google fined €1.49 billion for anti-competitive practices in online advertising
European Commission fine represents 1.29% of Google’s 2018 turnover…
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6 Key Takeaways from the Data Protection Annual Update
A summary of the most important themes to emerge from this sell-out event, hosted at Reed Smith on 31 January 2019…
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No Deal Brexit: Updated UK guidance published on registering .eu domain names
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has updated its guidance on .eu top level domain name registrations if the UK leaves the EU without a deal…
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Newly adopted draft consumer rights Directive seeks to improve transparency of online marketplaces
The Permanent Representatives Committee of the Council of the European Union has agreed on the Council’s position on a draft directive which amends four existing EU directives protecting consumers’ interests….