Peter Leonard challenges some accepted wisdom about the value of big data and how data driven businesses are regulated….
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Tackling fraud in government with data analyticsThe Cabinet Office is consulting on its approach to the challenges of using data and analytics to counter fraud in the public sector. The consultation is based on a report published by the Cabinet Office. The report summarises the key challenges in employing data analysis and data sharing to counter…
The CMA has launched its digital markets strategy and has opened a market study into online platforms and digital advertising….
The ICO has published its new access to information strategy called “Openness by Design”….
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ICO issues EE Limited with monetary penalty of £100,000 for sending texts to customers without their consentThe ICO has issued telecoms company EE Limited with a £100,000 monetary penalty for sending over 2.5 million direct marketing messages to its customers, without their consent. The messages encouraged customers to access and use the ‘My EE’ app…
The UK government has asked the Law Commission to review the law around around non-consensual taking, making and sharing of sexual images….
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In the second of our series of this year’s Student Essay prize winners, runner-up Jordan Briggs thinks technology could provide the answers to the problem of harmful content….
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The Competition and Markets Authority has launched a programme of work aimed at tackling fake and misleading online reviews…
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In this two part article Rachel Goss take a fresh look at the perennial question of whether smart contracts can ever work under English contract law by looking at the good, the bad and the ugly aspects associated with them. In Part 1 she provides a short history of smart contracts and a look at the good….
A new adjudication procedure for the resolution of technology disputes in England & Wales…
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