Committee on Standards in Public Life report published: suggests clear standards of conduct and greater transparency will help UK public sector to reap the benefits of AI…
From the SCL Chair: A Good Year for Tech Law?
Mark O’Conor talks about the Society’s plans for the year ahead, built around the theme ‘The Future Technology Lawyer’…
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Advocate General opinion on access to communications data by competent authorities
Advocate General considered access to data under Article 15(1) of the E-Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC)….
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ASA and CMA publish updated guidance on influencer advertising The Advertising Standards Authority and the Competition and Markets Authority have published their updated guidance on influencer marketing. It provides that the CMA can take action in relation to any influencer advertising for which payment is received. If a brand exercises editorial control over the influencer…
Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation: systemic regulation of online targeting required
The CDEI has published its first report with recommendations to make online platforms more accountable, increase transparency, and help users to control how they are targeted….
Fighting Wuhan coronavirus misinformation: The Singapore approach
Darren Grayson Chng, our Singapore correspondent, reports on how the authorities there are fighting coronavirus misinformation with the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act that came into force last year….
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The Legal Statement on Status of Cryptoassets and Smart Contracts: Observations from Ireland
A team from Arthur Cox take a look at Legal Statement from an Irish perspective and recommend that the Irish authorities could use it as a starting point for their own initiatives….
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Data Protection (Independent Complaint) Bill receives first reading in House of Lords The Data Protection (Independent Complaint) Bill has received its first reading in the House of Lords. It amends the Data Protection Act 2018 to grant representative bodies and organisations power to exercise independent complaint and remedy rights on behalf of data subjects. The…
The Deceptive Algorithm in Court: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Trivago N.V. [2020] FCA 16
Peter Leonard summarises a recent judgment from the Australian courts that saw Trivago sued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over it best price claims…
Brexit, inevitably
David Chaplin, SCL Editor, reflects on the post-Brexit era for Computers & Law…