This Week’s Techlaw News Round-up

UK law Gambling Commission issues industry warning notice about licensed software appearing on illegal market The Gambling Commission has issued an industry warning notice about licensed software appearing on illegal markets. The Commission said that it knows about casino games supplied by licensed operators appearing on unlicensed websites available to consumers in Grean Britain illegally….

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CMA independent inquiry group publishes provisional findings in cloud services market investigation

The Competition and Markets Authority’s independent inquiry group has published provisional findings following its review of cloud services. It has provisionally found that competition is not working as well as it could be, which may be leading to higher costs, less choice, less innovation and lower quality of service for businesses and organisations across the…

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CMA to investigate Apple and Google’s mobile ecosystems

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched strategic market status (SMS) investigations in a second area of digital activity: mobile ecosystems. Two investigations into Apple and Google respectively will assess in parallel their position in their respective “mobile ecosystems” which include the operating systems, app stores and browsers that operate on mobile devices. The…

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CMA secures important changes from Google to tackle fake reviews

Online reviews can have a huge impact on consumer spending. The CMA has estimated that as much as £23 billion of UK consumer spending is potentially influenced by online reviews annually, and research has shown that 89% of consumers use online customer reviews when researching a product or service. Any business that publishes reviews should…

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EDPB adopts pseudonymisation guidelines and provides guidance on cooperation with competition authorities

During its January 2025 plenary meeting, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted guidelines on pseudonymisation, as well as a statement on the interplay of competition law and data protection. Pseudonymisation The GDPR refers to the term “pseudonymisation” as a safeguard that may be appropriate and effective to meet data protection obligations. The EDPB has…

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