The DCMS is consulting on regulatory proposals about consumer Internet of Things security to better protect consumers’ privacy and online security….
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Research request: Evolving technological trends in legal practice and gaps in legal education
Views sought for BILETA-funded project on how to best train law students for the technology of the future…
Legal Design Explained: Part 3 – How do we do legal design?
In the third part of our four-part series looking at the principles and tools involved in legal design, Legal Design Engineer, Charlotte Baker, looks at the thought processes and building blocks used in a legal design project….
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Airbnb portal is an information society service: AG Opinion in Case C-390/18
Advocate General Szpunar has issued a preliminary opinion in proceedings where the French courts referred the question of whether Airbnb Ireland was a real estate agent and therefore subject to more restrictive French laws….
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The Techlaw News Round-Up
European Data Protection Board adopts guidelines on application of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR The European Data Protection Board has adopted guidelines on the scope and application of Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 in relation to information society services. In its guidelines, the EDPB makes general observations regarding data protection principles and the…
Geo-Blocking Regulation (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 made
The Geo-Blocking Regulation (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have been made. They revoke geo-blocking legislation in the UK if the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal deal….
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Non-UK digital service providers: Government issues consultation on post-Brexit regulation
The UK government has issued a call for views on the UK’s proposed approach to regulating non-UK based digital service providers operating in the UK under the NIS Regulations after the UK leaves the EU….
Online pornography: age-verification commences 15 July in the UK
The UK government has announced that age verification measures for online pornography under the Digital Economy Act 2017 will come into force in the UK on 15 July 2019….
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Remedies for inadequate response to a subject access request: the High Court decision in Rudd v Bridle
The High Court has considered to what extent the claimant could obtain remedies for inadequate subject access responses under the Data Protection Act 1998….
High Court rejects judicial review against the ASA over broadband advertising
The High Court has ruled in favour of the Advertising Standards Authority in a judicial review claim brought by Cityfibre….
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