European Parliament adopts position on Digital Services Act

MEPs stop short of a ban on targeted ads, but would stop the use of special category personal information for targeting.

This Week's Techlaw News Round-up

ASA escalates sanctions to non-compliant influencers, ICO issues enforcement notice to Ministry of Justice about subject access requests, ICO issues fine about unsolicited direct marketing calls and more in this week’s round-up of UK and EU techlaw news developments not covered elsewhere on the SCL website.

SCL Launches SCL Cloud Group - call for expressions of interest

The 2021 EU SCCs: practical issues... & some solutions?

Kuan Hon identifies some problems with the Commission's 2021 standard contractual clauses for international transfers and makes some comparisons against its standard contractual clauses for processing agreements.

EDPB adopts Guidelines on Right of Access and letter on cookie consent

EDPB recently held its January plenary session

UK government plans new rules on misleading cryptocurrency adverts

Plans published to strengthen the rules on cryptoasset advertisements and protect consumers from misleading claims

Irish Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill published

Bill introduces online safety regime and implements recast Audio-Visual Services Directive in Ireland.

Updated Tech London Advocates: Blockchain Legal & Regulatory Guidance Report Published

The second edition of the Tech London Advocates (TLA) Blockchain Legal & Regulatory Guidance Report was published on 11 January 2022. A summary of what's new has been provided by them here.

How can we prepare for a cyber incident – and what could trip us up?

Peter Yapp, our regular contributor on cybersecurity, provides some practical guidance on preparing a cybersecurity breach plan for an organisation

BOOK REVIEW: The Great Post Office Scandal by Nick Wallis

Rónán Kennedy provides a personal angle on a book that has many lessons for all tech lawyers.