The Online Safety Act requires that Ofcom’s operating costs for the online safety regime are covered by providers of regulated services through a fees regime, and that the calculation of fees should be based on providers’ qualifying worldwide revenue (QWR). The Act also stipulates that the same determination of QWR for fees is also used…

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During its latest plenary, the EDPB adopted an Opinion on certain obligations following from the reliance on processor(s) and sub-processor(s), Guidelines on legitimate interest, a Statement on laying down additional procedural rules for GDPR enforcement and the EDPB work programme 2024-2025. It adopted an Opinion on certain obligations following from the reliance on processor(s) and…

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UK law Regulating quantum technology applications government response to the RHC The UK National Quantum Strategy was published in 2023 and aims to “create a national and international regulatory framework that supports innovation and the ethical use of quantum technologies, and protects UK capabilities and national security”. The previous government commissioned the Regulatory Horizons Council…

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The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled in Case C-446/21 | Schrems.  It said that an online social network such as Facebook cannot use all the personal data obtained for targeted advertising, without restriction as to time and without distinction as to type of data. In 2018, Meta Platforms Ireland started using…

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The CJEU has issued its ruling in Case C-548/21 | Bezirkshauptmannschaft Landeck. The Austrian police seized the mobile telephone of the recipient of a parcel following the discovery that the parcel contained 85 grams of cannabis. The police then tried unsuccessfully to unlock the mobile telephone to access the data it contained. The police were…

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The European Commission has announced that over a hundred companies have signed the EU AI Pact and its voluntary pledges. These include multinational corporations and European SMEs.  They represent many sectors including IT, healthcare, banking, automotive and aeronautics. The Pact is aimed at supporting industry’s voluntary commitments to start applying the principles of the EU’s…

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