“Uncritical reliance on technology” could lead to wrong decisions in criminal justice warns Law Society
Report by Technology and Law Public Policy Commission published…
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National Cyber Security Centre publishes design principles for cyber security The National Cyber Security Centre has published design principles for cyber-security. The principles are intended to help ensure that the networks and technologies which underpin modern life are designed and built securely and relate to both digital systems and cyber-physical systems. They are aimed at…
The Legal Services Consumer Panel publishes paper on lawtech and the consumer
The Legal Services Consumer Panel has published a discussion paper on lawtech and consumers examining the regulatory framework needed to maximise the opportunities presented by lawtech, while ensuring it delivers the necessary protection for consumers…
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Tackling misinformation and disinformation online: thoughts on the Online Harms White Paper
The text of a speech presented by Ashley Hurst, Chair of the SCL Media Group, to the Westminster Media Forum policy conference on why he thinks the Online Harms White Paper and the duty of care is not the answer to online disinformation and why the way forward should be focused on technology and education…
POFMA: Singapore’s anti-fake news law
Darren Grayson Chng, our Singapore Correspondent, reports on the background and passage of Singapore’s controversial fake news law which has extra territorial consequences…
Legal Design Explained: Part 4 – What does legal design look like?
In the fourth and final part of our four-part series looking at the principles and tools involved in legal design, Legal Design Engineer, Charlotte Baker, highlights some examples of legal design in action….
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Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation seeks views on targeting and bias in algorithmic decision making
Consultation open until 14th June with interim report to follow Summer 2019…
Autonomous Vehicles & the Law: what changes are in the pipeline?
The authors of The Law and Autonomous Vehicles peer into the near future to see what changes are necessary to car building regulations and the Highway Code as cars become increasingly less dependent on their drivers….
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Legal Design Explained: Part 3 – How do we do legal design?
In the third part of our four-part series looking at the principles and tools involved in legal design, Legal Design Engineer, Charlotte Baker, looks at the thought processes and building blocks used in a legal design project….
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European Data Protection Board adopts guidelines on application of Article 6(1)(b) GDPR The European Data Protection Board has adopted guidelines on the scope and application of Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 in relation to information society services. In its guidelines, the EDPB makes general observations regarding data protection principles and the…