David Chaplin, SCL Editor, reports on the revival of the policy forum, an event that raised more than a few questions about the rule of law in the metaverse…
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European Commission publishes draft adequacy decision for the US
Draft adequacy decision has been provided to the EDPB for its opinion….
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UK government announces new rules for apps to boost consumer security and privacy
Plans include voluntary Code of Practice aiming to strengthen consumer protection across the app market….
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General Court dismisses as inadmissible action brought by WhatsApp against EDPB decision
However, the validity of the EDPB’s decision may be challenged before a national court, which may request the CJEU to make a preliminary ruling….
CJEU rules that search engine operator must de-reference information found in referenced content
This applies if the person requesting proves that such information is manifestly inaccurate. However, this proof does not need to result from a judicial decision made against the website publisher….
Calling SCL members: We need your help with our 50th Anniversary Book
In 2023 the Society will be 50 years old and, as many of you will know, several initiatives are being planned to celebrate that landmark. One of those is a book, to be edited by Professor Richard Susskind and Mark O’Conor, our current President and Vice President. The book will attempt to capture a flavour…
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EDPB adopts Article 65 dispute resolution binding decisions regarding Meta
The EDPB was called upon to settle disputes between various data protection regulators….
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Council of the EU adopts position on Artificial Intelligence Act
The Council has made various amendments to the European Commission’s original proposal….
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CMA announces new programme of consumer enforcement work on ‘Online Choice Architecture’
The Competition and Markets Authority has announced a new programme of consumer enforcement work focused on so-called “Online Choice Architecture”….
The Week’s TechLaw News Round Up
UK government announces update to cybersecurity laws, CMA publishes final music streaming market report, Irish Data Protection Commission announces decision in Facebook “data scraping” inquiry and more in this week’s round-up of UK and EU techlaw news developments not covered elsewhere on the SCL website….