UK law CMA clears revised deal for Microsoft to buy Activision The new deal for Microsoft to buy Activision without cloud gaming rights has been cleared after the CMA concluded it would preserve competitive prices and better services. In August this year Microsoft made a concession that would see Ubisoft, instead of Microsoft, buy Activision’s…
Court of Appeal rules ICO acted lawfully in subject access request complaint litigation
The Court of Appeal has issued its ruling in Ben Peter Delo, R (on the application of) v The Information Commissioner [2023] EWCA Civ 1141. The case concerned a long-running court battle over a subject access request complaint. The Court of Appeal upheld an earlier High Court decision by Mr Justice Mostyn to dismiss a…
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UK law ASA publishes final report on information gathered during IPP Pilot The ASA has published a final report on its Intermediary and Platform Principles (IPP) Pilot. The Pilot was devised to help explore whether and, if so, how the UK advertising self-regulatory system might evolve to bring greater transparency and broader accountability to the…
Society for Computers and Law AI Group launches Artificial Intelligence Contractual Clauses
The SCL AI Group are delighted to announce the launch of their Artificial Intelligence Contractual Clauses document. The development and use of AI will increase significantly over the next few years. AI systems will therefore increasingly become the subject matter of transactional contracts. AI technologies create new and unique risks which will need to be…
Financial Conduct Authority takes over regulating the advertising of cryptoassets
Following the introduction of new rules by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the ASA will no longer regulate technical claims in ads for cryptoassets in non-broadcast media. As of 8 October 2023 the FCA is responsible for the regulation of ads for ‘qualifying cryptoassets’ – cryptoassets that are transferable and fungible, including cryptocurrencies and utility…
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UK Information Commissioner issues preliminary enforcement notice against Snap
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued Snap, Inc and Snap Group Limited with a preliminary enforcement notice over potential failure to properly assess the privacy risks posed by Snap’s generative AI chatbot “My AI”. The preliminary notice sets out the steps which the ICO may require, subject to Snap’s representations about the preliminary notice. If…
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BOOK REVIEW: Vulnerability and Data Protection Law
In the GDPR, the term “vulnerable” appears once. Recital 75 says that the risk to the rights and freedoms of natural persons may result from personal data processing of vulnerable natural persons in particular children, which could lead to physical, material, or non-material damage. What does “vulnerable” mean? Who is a vulnerable natural person, how…
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UK law Ofcom extends enforcement programme on age assurance measures on adult VSPs Ofcom is extending its assessment and enforcement programme regarding age assurance measures on adult video-sharing platforms that are established in the UK for a further three months. It says that this is because it is still assessing the age assurance measures of…
Ofcom refers UK cloud market to CMA for investigation
Ofcom has referred the public cloud infrastructure services market to the Competition and Markets Authority for further investigation. Its market study has identified features that make it more difficult for UK businesses to switch and use multiple cloud suppliers. Ofcom says that it is particularly concerned about the position of the market leaders Amazon and…
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ICO publishes guidance on monitoring in the workplace
The ICO has published guidance to help employers fully comply with data protection law if they wish to monitor their workers. The ICO commissioned research about the issue which has revealed that almost one in five (19%) people believe that they have been monitored by an employer. The ICO points out that if monitoring becomes…
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