The CJEU has recently ruled in the case HUK-COBURG Haftpflicht-Unterstützungs-Kasse Case C-697/23 that the rules on comparative advertising in the Misleading and Comparative Advertising Directive (2006/114/EC) do not encompass an online comparison service that does not sell the goods or services it compares and, therefore, does not compete with them. The Directive sets out the…
UK law ICO issues reprimand to Greater Manchester Police over CCTV failings The ICO has issued a reprimand to Greater Manchester Police (GMP) following failures in its storage and handling of CCTV footage. A person was held in custody for 48 hours in February 2021. During this period, a CCTV system was in operation. GMP’s…
The European Commission is investigating Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos for suspected breaches of the Digital Services Act (DSA). As well as this, the European Board for Digital Services, is taking coordinated action against smaller pornographic platforms. This aims to reinforce the Commission’s effort to protect children from harmful content online, both regarding very large…
The IAB has a mechanism called the TCF (Transparency and Consent Framework) to manage cookie and other tracking consents. Users’ preferences are encoded and stored in a string composed of a combination of letters and characters referred to as the Transparency and Consent String (TC String), which is shared with personal data brokers and advertising…
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UK law UK government issues call for views on enterprise connected device security The government is asking for views on the security of enterprise connected devices. It is a priority for the government to ensure all new and existing technologies are safely developed and deployed across the UK. “Enterprise connected device (or IOT devices) are…
We have teamed up with the LIDC (International League of Competition Law) to share a series of podcasts examining some of the increasingly pressing questions around cloud computing, AI and competition law. Over seven episodes, recorded in November 2024, Ben Evans, Shruti Hiremath and guests will look beyond the current position to identify some of the pressures…
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UK law Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill passes to House of Commons The Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill has completed its passage through the House of Lords and had its first reading in the House of Commons on 12 May 2025. It was referred to a second reading committee, who will debate the Bill and…
During its latest plenary, the European Data Protection Board adopted an opinion on the European Commission’s proposal to extend the validity of the UK adequacy decisions under the GDPR and the Law Enforcement Directive (LED). It also adopted an opinion on the European Commission’s draft adequacy decision under the GDPR concerning the European Patent Organisation…
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Following consultation, the government has laid its Statement of Strategic Priorities for Online Safety before the UK parliament under section 172 of the Online Safety Act. The SSP sets out the government’s focus areas for online safety. Ofcom must have regard to these priorities. The SSP are as follows: Ofcom must have regard to the…
The UK government has issued a voluntary Software Security Code of Practice which has been developed to improve the security and resilience of software that organisations and businesses rely on. It aims to support software vendors and their customers in reducing the likelihood and impact of software supply chain attacks and other software resilience incidents….
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