This month’s Court of Appeal judgment in ZyXEL v TQ Delta ([2019] EWCA Civ 1277) tells a tale of tactics and legal agility. After completely waiving any right to rely on RAND undertakings, ZyXEL have tested the bounds of the developing English law, writes Tristan Sherliker…
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The European Commission has published a report on the impact of the GDPR after a year in force and how implementation can be improved…
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The UK government has issued a further consultation on implementing the Audiovisual Media Services Directive now that it also covers video sharing platforms…
John-Paul Tettmar-Saleh presents the third of our series of this year’s Student Essay prize winners ….
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Kate Brimsted and Tom Evans summarise the ICO’s recent cookie guidance and report on AdTech which set out some lessons and warnings for website owners in general and the online advertising industry in particular…
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Viagogo were seeking declarations that a hover over box showing the face value of tickets met the requirements of a CMA’s enforcement order…
The SCL response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation. Thanks to Patricia Shaw, SCL Trustee, and Fiona Whiteside of Twenty Essex for co-ordinating and collating this response….
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Robin Hopkins reviews a surprising analysis of the GDPR in Mircom International and Golden Eye International v Virgin Media and Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 1827 (Ch)…
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European Commission opens investigation into possible anti-competitive conduct of Amazon The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Amazon’s use of sensitive data from independent retailers who sell on its marketplace is in breach of EU competition rules. The Commission intends to review the standard agreements between Amazon and marketplace sellers,…
Liz Harding looks at some of the state level privacy initiatives currently being considered or progressed in the US…
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