Select Committee calls for urgent legislation to safeguard future elections and new power of veto….
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Eurobarometer survey published on awareness of rules about geo-blocking
A Eurobarometer survey has been published which shows that EU citizens are aware of the geo-blocking rules…
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Techlaw News Round-Up
ICO issues EE Limited with monetary penalty of £100,000 for sending texts to customers without their consentThe ICO has issued telecoms company EE Limited with a £100,000 monetary penalty for sending over 2.5 million direct marketing messages to its customers, without their consent. The messages encouraged customers to access and use the ‘My EE’ app…
Law around non-consensual taking, making and sharing of sexual images to be reviewed
The UK government has asked the Law Commission to review the law around around non-consensual taking, making and sharing of sexual images….
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Do social network providers require (further?) regulation? #2
In the second of our series of this year’s Student Essay prize winners, runner-up Jordan Briggs thinks technology could provide the answers to the problem of harmful content….
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Ofcom consults on promoting competition and investment in fibre networks
Ofcom has launched a consultation on promoting competition and investment in fibre networks. In its consultation, it reports that demand for fixed and mobile broadband connections is growing rapidly, from both people and businesses. To meet this demand, sizeable investment is needed to upgrade the UK’s broadband infrastructure. Ofcom has also stated that the UK government has…
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CMA expects Facebook and eBay to tackle sale of fake online reviews
The Competition and Markets Authority has launched a programme of work aimed at tackling fake and misleading online reviews…
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Directed Acyclic Graphs: the need for attention from data protection authorities
Anne Rose explains an evolution in distributed ledger technology and raises some potential GDPR pitfalls…
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EU introduces transparency obligations for online platforms
The Council of the European Union has adopted new rules seeking to establish a legal framework that guarantees transparent terms and conditions for business users of online platforms…
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Adtech: ICO wants to see changes in how personal data is used in real time bidding
The ICO has published an update report on adtech and real time bidding and will review progress towards the end of the year…
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