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…
Telecoms & the Internet
Subject access requests and further judicial clarification: 7 key points to note from the Rudd v Bridle judgment
Neil Brown, of decoded.legal, picks out some key practice points from the recent judgment in Rudd v Bridle which dealt with SARs and the use of the litigation privilege exemption…
DCMS consults on Internet of Things security
The DCMS is consulting on regulatory proposals about consumer Internet of Things security to better protect consumers’ privacy and online security….
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The Techlaw News Round-Up
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…
Geo-Blocking Regulation (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 made
The Geo-Blocking Regulation (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 have been made. They revoke geo-blocking legislation in the UK if the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal deal….
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Online pornography: age-verification commences 15 July in the UK
The UK government has announced that age verification measures for online pornography under the Digital Economy Act 2017 will come into force in the UK on 15 July 2019….
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The Techlaw News Round-Up
A round-up of other techlaw news from over the Easter break not covered separately on the site…
Legal Design Explained: Part 2 – Why do we do legal design?
In the second part of our four-part series looking at the principles and tools involved in legal design, Legal Design Engineer, Charlotte Baker, looks at why legal design is necessary….
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Schrödinger’s Cat, Einstein’s Dice and the Chandelier: A Novice’s Guide to Quantum Computers
Rebecca Keating, building on her talk at last year’s Annual Conference, offers a novice’s guide to some of the key concepts of quantum computing, how near we are to practical quantum computing and the implications for lawyers ….
Online Harms White Paper published
The Home Office and Department of Media, Culture and Sport have jointly published an Online Harms White Paper…