Curators of the SCL response express concerns over structure and scope of the proposals…
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European Commission opens investigation into possible anti-competitive conduct of Amazon The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Amazon’s use of sensitive data from independent retailers who sell on its marketplace is in breach of EU competition rules. The Commission intends to review the standard agreements between Amazon and marketplace sellers,…
ICO consults on updated data sharing code of practice
Consultation on its draft code of practice on data sharing ends 9 September…
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Implementing the European Electronic Communications Code
The UK government is consulting on implementing the European Electronic Communications Code….
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US Privacy Law: What’s happening at state level?
Liz Harding looks at some of the state level privacy initiatives currently being considered or progressed in the US…
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ICO intends to fine Marriott International over £99 million for data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office has reported that it intends to fine Marriott International for breaches of data protection law….
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Court of Justice rules on whether online platforms must offer telephone number to consumers
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that Amazon is not always obliged to make a telephone number available to consumers before a contract is made….
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Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 on online intermediation services published in Official Journal Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services was published in the Official Journal on 11 July 2019. It will enter into force on the…
ICO publishes annual report 2018-2019: ‘an unprecedented year’
The ICO has issued its annual report saying it covers an “unprecedented year”….
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Smart Data Consultation: call for input to the SCL response
We are pulling together our response to a consultation on Smart Data and want to hear the views of our members….
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