DCMS wants to outlaw universal default passwords in consumer smart products
DCMS issues calls for views on regulating consumer smart product cyber security….
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CJEU rejects adequacy of the EU-US Privacy Shield for data transfers
Decision in latest Schrems case has significant implications for international data transfers though Court rules standard contractual clauses can still be valid….
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SCL webinar: The P2B Regulation Comes In on 12 July 2020 – Are You Ready?
Chair:Laura Berton, Partner, Fieldfisher Speakers:Dr Kuan Hon, Director, FieldfisherHelen Brown, Partner, Baker McKenzieJulia Hemmings, Partner, Baker McKenzie This new Regulation, which applies in the UK despite Brexit, requires online marketplaces and many other platforms to update their terms of service for business users as well as change their operational practices, providing more transparency and rights…
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Biometrics Commissioner: Home Office changes have had significant consequences for policing the use of biometrics
Commissioner’s annual report for 2019 has been published alongside the UK government’s response…
Google v Oracle: the Copyright Case of the Decade
The Google v Oracle software copyright case in the US Supreme Court has been billed as the copyright case of the decade. Chris Kemp, Associate at Kemp IT Law, looks at the issues at stake….
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CMA urges Ofcom to take further action on loyalty penalties in broadband and mobile markets
CMA publishes update on Citizens Advice super-complaint…
Email, telephone and IP addresses are not “addresses” under Enforcement Directive, rules CJEU
Court agrees with opinion of Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe from April 2020….
SCL Tech Law Barometer 2020
SCL’s Tech Law Barometer Survey 2020 is now online and open for responses…
“no red lines, no green lights”: Ada Lovelace Institute publishes report on technology and the pandemic
Technology needs to effective and be seen to solve the problem it is seeking to address, say report authors….
Whose fault is it anyway? Why complex IT and outsourcing projects fail
Lee Gluyas and William Hooper review the common reasons for project failure and the steps which customers and suppliers (and those advising them) can take to minimise the risks….
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