ECB publishes article on cryptoassets The European Central Bank has published an article on cryptoassets. It discusses the crypto-asset phenomenon with a view to understanding its potential risks and enhancing its monitoring. First, it describes the characteristics of the crypto-asset phenomenon, to arrive at a clear definition of the scope of monitoring activities. Second, it…
Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2019
Bring into force several provisions regarding data processing by intelligence agencies…
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Code on children and online services: progress update from the ICO
Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, has published an update on the ICO’s consultation on its draft code on children and online services….
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Fully automated AI decision-making systems: some thoughts from the ICO
The ICO’s AI Auditing Framework team’s latest post on their immensely helpful blog accompanying the project looks at the interaction between fully automated decision making and the GDPR….
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Smart Contracts: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Part 2: The Bad and the Ugly
In this two-part article Rachael Goss takes a fresh look at the perennial question of whether smart contracts can ever work under English contract law by looking at the good, the bad and the ugly aspects associated with them. In Part 2 she looks at the shortcomings….
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FCA issues final Policy Statement on cryptoassets
Guidance published following consultation that closed in April 2019…
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BOOK REVIEW: The Law and Autonomous Vehicles
Leah Grolman reviews one of the first books to analyse the laws applicable to automated and connected vehicles…
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CJEU rules that embedding Facebook “like” buttons could mean website owner is a joint data controller
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that an operator of a website that features a Facebook ‘like’ button can be a data controller jointly with Facebook….
Decoding satellite broadcasts intended for EU audiences to be criminal offence after Brexit
The UK government has announced intends to disapply provisions on freedom of establishment and the free movement of services once the UK leaves the EU…
This week’s Techlaw News Round-Up
Contractual terms and privacy policies: how to improve consumer understanding The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published a guide on contractual terms and privacy policies. The guide examines techniques for improving consumers’ understanding of contractual terms, conditions and privacy policies. The focus is on methods offering low-cost, practical and scalable solutions….