Block on proposed acquisition of Telefónica UK annulled by General Court
The European Commission erred in law and in its assessment finds the General Court….
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Miscellaneous
CDEI briefing paper on facial recognition technology
Regulatory regime governing facial recognition technology in private sector less extensive than for public sector….
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SCL Weekly Wellbeing: Happiness vs Fulfilment
Created for SCL by Nick Watson and Gary Waters…
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CMA investigates fake and misleading online reviews
Last year the CMA estimated that online reviews potentially influence £23bn of UK customer spending every year….
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Novel coronavirus spawns novel law-making in Australia
Peter Leonard, a regular contributor from Australia, recounts how the the pandemic has forced the Government there to look at new ways to make the laws regulating their COVID tracing app, a tale that might have lessons for other jurisdictions….
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Explaining decisions made with AI: ICO and the Alan Turing Institute guidance published
Guidance consists of three parts to offer practical advice and tools on how to explain decisions made with AI to consumers…
European Commission should assess if software should be defined as “products” in an updated Product Liability Directive, says European Parliament committee
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection draft opinion issued…
NHSX COVID-19 Tracing App – “Nothing To Fear But Fear Itself!”
Jagvinder Singh Kang, as part of the debate on contact tracing apps, takes a more positive look at the technology and privacy issues surrounding the Government’s proposed centralised approach….
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SCL Weekly Wellbeing: The Ultimate Skill – Where do you spend most of your day?
Created for SCL by Nick Watson and Gary Waters…
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Court of Appeal rejects Viasat appeal concerning spectrum use authorisation
The Court of Appeal said that even though Inmarsat had not met requirements in its original spectrum allocation by the European Commission, that authorisation was not void….
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