Jobs Half Done: Getting Smart about Smartphones
Peter Leonard on why our thinking about how to control the data ecosystems that smartphones have created is still a work in progress….
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Open Source, Collaboration and the future of software
In our first contribution to our Predictions and Reflections for the year Amanda Brock, CEO of OpenUK, reflects on her year in open source software, where it has come from and why it matters for the future….
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In Other News: This week’s Techlaw News Round-Up
Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill has first reading in Parliament The Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill has had its first reading in Parliament. The bill will provides for new powers to ensure that airports modernise their airspace, and fine those that don’t implement changes quickly enough. The bill will also hand…
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Disruption and consumer harm arising from IT failures in the financial services sector is “unacceptable” says Treasury Committee
Conclusions set out in report published by the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee….
Event Report: Making a Career of IT
Anna Hoffman reports on the SCL Junior Lawyers’ Group meeting ‘Making a Career of IT’ hosted by 4 Pump Court on 22 October 2019….
From the SCL Editor: Bring Me Your Predictions, Reflections and Resolutions
David Chaplin calls for your contributions for the December issue of Computers and Law…
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BEREC issues four consultations relating to telecoms and internet BEREC has issued four new consultations. The first relates to its updated net neutrality guidelines and ends on 28 November 2019. Further, BEREC is consulting on its project on identifying business requirements for the successful deployment of 5G in Europe, which also ends on 28 November…
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Age verification for online pornography dropped
The UK government has dropped its plans to introduce an age verification system for online pornography….
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In Other News: This week’s Techlaw Round-Up
A round-up of other techlaw news from the past week not covered separately on the site…
EVENT REPORT: The New Technology Lawyer – The SCL Annual Conference 2019
David Chaplin picks out what he thinks was the central theme from last week’s sprawling, enthralling SCL Annual Conference…
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