The Law Commission has launched a call for evidence to inform its project on private international law in the context of digital assets and electronic trade documents. It is also separately seeking views on draft legislation following its report on digital assets in June 2023. Digital assets and electronic trade documents in private international law…
Among other things, the EDPB adopted an Opinion on the notion of main establishment. During its latest plenary, the EDPB adopted an Opinion on the notion of main establishment and on the criteria for the application of the One-Stop-Shop mechanism, following a request under Article 64(2) GDPR by the French data protection authority. The Opinion…
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The Computer Misuse Act 1990 is intended to protect the integrity and security of computer systems and data through criminalising access to them that has not been authorised by the owner of the system or data….
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The case arose in the context of a hacking incident….
The Platform Work Directive aims to provide EU rules for a fair and competitive digital labour platform economy….
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The new guidance will apply from 16 September 2024….
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The consultation ends on 19 January 2024….
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Cases C-683/21 | Nacionalinis visuomenes sveikatos centras and C-807/21 | Deutsche Wohnen, the Court of Justice has clarified when national supervisory authorities may impose an administrative fine on one or more controllers for an infringement of the GDPR. In particular, it ruled that the imposition of a fine requires wrongful conduct; that is, that the…
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The European Commission has welcomed the political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council on the Cyber Resilience Act, which was originally proposed by the Commission in September 2022. The Cyber Resilience Act (which is an EU Regulation) aims to improve the level of cybersecurity of digital products by introducing proportionate mandatory cybersecurity requirements…
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The Computer Misuse Act 1990 (CMA) is the main legislation that criminalises unauthorised access to computer systems and data, and the damaging or destroying of these. The intention behind the Act is protecting the integrity and security of computer systems and data through criminalising access to them which has not been authorised by the owner…
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