Publication follows identification by the Government that these two areas required “immediate attention”…
Online Harms White Paper – SCL Consultation Response
The SCL response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation. Thanks to Patricia Shaw, SCL Trustee, and Fiona Whiteside of Twenty Essex for co-ordinating and collating this response….
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Online Harms White Paper: “more systematic and holistic (and less emotive) approach” required
Curators of the SCL response express concerns over structure and scope of the proposals…
Tech Law News Round-Up
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,…
Norwich Pharmacal orders, the GDPR – and porn: Mircom & Golden Eye v Virgin Media
Robin Hopkins reviews a surprising analysis of the GDPR in Mircom International and Golden Eye International v Virgin Media and Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 1827 (Ch)…
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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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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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