Ben Evans takes a critical look at recent UK and EU developments in Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot….
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This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up
High Court dismisses application for reverse summary judgment in Getty v Stability AI case, Guidance issued for court office holders on AI, ICO fines MoD for data breach and other UK and EU techlaw news not covered elsewhere on the SCL website….
Teaching in the Clouds: A Year on Coursera
Christopher Millard and Johan David Michels chronicle the pleasures and the pains of launching a cloud computing law course in the cloud….
CJEU rules that fear of a possible misuse of personal data may constitute non-material damage
The case arose in the context of a hacking incident….
Ofcom issues new guidance on customer information about fibre networks
The new guidance will apply from 16 September 2024….
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Political agreement reached on Platform Workers’ Directive
The Platform Work Directive aims to provide EU rules for a fair and competitive digital labour platform economy….
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Coimisiún na Meán consults on draft Online Safety Code
The consultation ends on 19 January 2024….
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CMA seeks views on Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI
It seeks views on whether the partnership, including recent developments, has resulted in a relevant merger situation and, if so, the impact that the merger could have on competition in the UK….
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CJEU rules that two data processing practices by credit information agencies are contrary to GDPR
While “scoring” is permitted only under certain conditions, the prolonged retention of information relating to the granting of a discharge from remaining debts is contrary to the GDPR….
European Parliament and Council reach provisional agreement on AI Act
The draft regulation aims to ensure that AI systems placed on the European market and used in the EU are safe and respect fundamental rights and EU values. It also aims to stimulate investment and innovation….
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