Neil Brown, of decoded:legal, looks at what’s ahead for ISPs and telcos in 2020 touching on online harms, blocking pornography and surveillance regulation….
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CMA announces that Amazon’s Deliveroo investment raises competition concerns The Competition and Markets Authority has said that Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo raises serious competition concerns for UK customers that may require an in-depth investigation by the CMA. While Amazon would not take full control of Deliveroo’s business, the CMA has assessed how the deal could…
Case arose from defendant providing access to second hand e-books to a ‘reading club’…
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The French authorities did not notify the European Commission of that requirement under Directive on electronic commerce…
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The CMA is considering potential measures to open up the search market, measures to address the conflicts of interests and lack of transparency in digital advertising and requiring platforms to allow people to turn off personalised advertising. There are strong arguments for a new regulatory regime….
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Consultation ends on 14 February 2020 and aims to define questions facing IP policy makers on AI….
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Katie Simmonds and Andy Parsons from Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP see that blockchain and GDPR may not be compatible….
The consultation covers selling locked mobile handsets, video calls for 999 calls and easier switching for broadband….
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Marta Dunphy-Moriel presents Kemp Little’s Top 5 Predictions for 2020 touching on privacy class actions, ad tech scrutiny, facial recognition and autonomous vehicles….
Conor Courtney, SCL Ambassador at UCL, is worried about an overlooked cyber security risk in the student world….
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