The Court of Appeal has issued its ruling in the long-running saga of Ms Parker Grennan v Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 185. Facts of case The appellant P played an instant win game on the National Lottery website, which was operated by Camelot at the time. The game display screen displayed the…
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The Council of the EU has confirmed the Platform Work Directive. The Directive aims to improve working conditions and regulate the use of algorithms by digital labour platforms. The Directive aims to make the use of algorithms in human resources management more transparent, ensuring that automated systems are monitored by qualified staff and that workers…
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8 March 2024 UK law ASA investigates supplier pathway of irresponsible ads online The ASA has launched two projects aimed at better understanding where responsibility lies for inappropriately targeted and irresponsible ads that appear online. This work forms part of its strategy commitment to protect vulnerable audiences, including children, and to bring greater transparency and…
X (Twitter) was designated as a Very Large Online Platform under the DSA and so must comply with certain obligations….
AI products will be covered by the separate upcoming AI Liability Directive, which is currently being considered by the Parliament and Council….
Jurisdiction Recent developments and current approach Abu Dhabi Middle ground approach – ICOs potentially treated as securities, cryptocurrencies are commodities. The Financial Services Regulatory Authority released guidelines on ICOs and digital currencies on 9 October 2017 – stating that: ICOs may be viewed as securities depending on the circumstances; and digital currencies are not considered…
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UK government says agreement will be “geared towards maximising the UK’s reach in emerging fields like global data flows and artificial intelligence”….
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The EDPS gives three key recommendations and warns that the EU should prepare for all eventualities….
Read More… from EDPS issues opinion on EU-UK partnership after transition
Plan touches on data adequacy, telecoms, digital services and audio-visual services….
Consultation on white paper on AI open until May 19 2020. BEUC calls for action to safeguard consumers….
Read More… from European Commission outlines strategies for data and artificial intelligence