The European Commission has informed Google that it believes that it has breached EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in the advertising technology industry (“adtech”). The Commission believes that Google favours its own online display advertising technology services to the detriment of competing providers of advertising technology services, advertisers and online publishers. Google’s main source…

Read More… from European Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google over abusive practices in online advertising technology

UK law High Court sets FRAND rates in Apple v Optis case Many SCL readers will be aware that Apple and Optis have been engaged in international litigation concerning Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) for some time. The High Court has ruled in Optis Cellular Technology LLC and others v Apple Retail UK Ltd and others…

Read More… from This Week’s Techlaw News Round-up

The European Commission has proposed new rules which aim to help consumers make informed and sustainable choices when purchasing mobile and cordless phones, and tablets, under the existing EU Energy Labelling Regulation. The European Commission published its proposal on the same day as the European Parliament and Council approved measures to make these devices more…

Read More… from European Commission publishes new Regulation on energy labelling of smartphones and slate tablets

The ICO is recommending that organisations start using privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) to share people’s personal information safely, securely and anonymously. It says that these types of technologies allow organisations to harness the power of personal data through innovative and trustworthy applications, by allowing them to share, link and analyse people’s personal information without having…

Read More… from ICO issues guidance on privacy enhancing technologies

UK law New guidance on the presentation of mid-contract price increases in telecoms ads CAP and BCAP have published new guidance aimed at helping protect consumers from the misleading advertising of mobile and broadband contracts that include mid-contract price increases. Many providers include clauses in their contracts that mean consumers’ monthly costs will increase on…

Read More… from This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up

The European Commission has informed Google that it believes that it has breached EU antitrust rules by distorting competition in the advertising technology industry (‘adtech’). The Commission believes that Google favours its own online display advertising technology services to the detriment of competing providers of advertising technology services, advertisers and online publishers. Google’s main source…

Read More… from European Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google over abusive practices in online advertising technology

The European Parliament has adopted its negotiating position on the Artificial Intelligence Act with 499 votes in favour, 28 against and 93 abstentions. The rules aim to ensure that AI developed and used in Europe is fully in line with EU rights and values including human oversight, safety, privacy, transparency, non-discrimination and social and environmental…

Read More… from European Parliament adopts AI Act with overwhelming majority

The Advocate General has provided an opinion in the case of Case C-376/22 Google Ireland and others v Komm Austria. Meta Platforms and TikTok challenged a declaration by the Austrian Communications Regulatory Authority (KommAustria) which said that the Austrian Federal Law of 2020 on measures for the protection of users on communication platforms (KoPI-G 1)…

Read More… from Platforms may not have additional obligations imposed on them in a member state other than where they have their registered office

UK Secretary of State of Science, Innovation, and Technology the Rt Hon Chloe Smith MP and US Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo have issued a joint statement on the announcement that both countries have committed in principle to establish a data bridge. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President Joseph R. Biden announced that they…

Read More… from Statement on US-UK data bridge published

UK law High Court orders crypto exchanges to transfer assets into England and Wales The High Court has issued a ruling in the case of Joseph Keen Shing Law v Persons Unknown and Huobi Global Limited. It granted an order requiring a cryptocurrency exchange to transfer a defendant’s cryptocurrency that was held outside England and…

Read More… from This Week’s Techlaw News Round-Up