Member states endorse agreement reached with European Parliament for pilot regime for distributed ledger technology

The plan is that the pilot regime will run for three years.

Cloud Services Agreements and their Impact upon the Outsourcing Market

This article was first published in the Outsourcing Focus issue, December 2021

Cloud computing & the EDPB: 2021 in retrospect

Dr Kuan Hon looks back at a busy 2021 for the EDPB and teases out what their guidance says for cloud computing users and operators

This Week's Techlaw News Round-up

John Edwards starts work as the new Information Commissioner, CDEI publishes AI barometer, ICO consults on the draft guidance on the right of access for competent authorities and more in this week’s round-up of UK and EU techlaw news developments not covered elsewhere on the SCL website.

Outsourcing: Some Facts and Figures

Kit Burden summarises the current state of the outsourcing sector. This article was first published as part of the Outsourcing Focus issue, December 2021.

Tech as a carbon chimney and other matters: Some reflections and (hesitant) predictions

Rebecca Keating offers some thoughts on what we have seen and might see from tech as a force for good (or bad), quantum computing, the value of data and environmental concerns.

2021: The year the tide turned for data protection damages claims?

Neil O'Sullivan looks back at the year's developments in data protection litigation and predicts that "officious group litigation and speculative claims" will become less attractive.

A Message from the SCL Chair - Reflections from 2021

Singapore: Latest updates to data protection legislation and guides

Darren Grayson Chng provides an overview of recent updates to Singapore’s data protection legislation and guides.

ICO consults on its powers to investigate, regulate and enforce

The ICO seeks views on three documents, including its Regulatory Action Policy and statutory guidance.