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The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee has issued a report on the governance of AI. It says that the recent rate of development has made debates regarding the governance and regulation of AI less theoretical, more significant, and more complex. It has also generated intense interest in how public policy can and should respond to…

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The UK government has launched a consultation on consumer law reform while the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill continues its passage through parliament. The consultation covers five areas of consumer law, some of which are or more interest to tech lawyers than others. The five areas are: display of pricing information (reform of the…

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UK law High Court rules on trade mark case In E-Accounting Solutions Limited and another v Global Infosys Ltd and another [2023] EWHC 2038 (Ch), the High Court held that the trade mark ADVANCE TRACK (which was registered for accountancy services) was infringed by the use of the keyword “advancetrack” in internet advertising for identical…

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The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a warning to organisations to use alternatives to the blind carbon copy (BCC) email function when sending emails containing sensitive personal information, following several high profile data breaches by organisations. The warning accompanies new guidance from the ICO to help organisations understand the law and good practice around protecting…

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The House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Selected Committee has published the second of two reports on connected technologies. The first was published in early August. It said that users must be given clear information about, and a fair chance to understand, the basis on which their data is used and how to…

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The CMA is investigating a revised deal for Microsoft to buy Activision following its rejection of the previous proposed deal. Microsoft has proposed a new structure to the deal under which it will not acquire the cloud streaming rights to all current and future Activision games released during the next 15 years (excluding in the…

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The ICO has launched a consultation on the first part of its draft biometrics guidance. It explains how data protection law applies when organisations use biometric data in biometric recognition systems. The guidance is aimed at organisations that use or are considering using biometric recognition systems as well as suppliers of these systems. It is…

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UK law ICO calls for evidence on “text pests” The ICO has launched a call for victims of so-called “text pests” to come forward to help the regulator gather evidence of the behaviour. Text pests are individuals who use personal information, such as a phone number or email address, given to them in a business…

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The Irish Data Protection Commission has adopted its decision in an inquiry concerning Airbnb Ireland UC. The DPC started the investigation on 4 March 2022, following a complaint that Airbnb had unlawfully requested a copy of the complainant’s ID to verify their identity which had not been previously requested by Airbnb. The complainant argued that…

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For those engaged in drafting and dissecting limitations on liability clauses, recent court decisions have provided a very good collection of specimens to marvel at. Think Triple Point Technology Inc v PTT (2021), Soteria Insurance v IBM (2022) and Drax Energy Solutions Ltd v Wipro Ltd (2023), amongst others. The most recent addition to come…

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