UK government consulting on new "world-leading" pro-competition regime for digital markets.
The UK government is seeking views on its proposed pro-competition regime for digital markets. This is the latest step towards establishing a new regulatory regime for digital markets in the UK, and builds on the recommendations in the Furman... Read more
Time’s tikking for privacy notices aimed at children: TikTok fined in the Netherlands and the ICO’s Children’s Code nears the end of its grace period.
Transparency is arguably one of the most important principles of the GDPR. Without it, data subjects are unaware of how their personal data is processed, leading to a myriad of abuses and making it impossible for individuals to exercise their... Read more
British Airways negotiates the settlement of mass data claim.
In December, I attempted to forecast what 2021 might bring in relation to mass claims in the data sphere. The big unknown remains, as we await the Supreme Court’s decision in Lloyd v Google, following a hearing in April. This will determine... Read more
Can data trusts help unlock the value of your data?
Managing responsible and efficient data sharing is vital for businesses in an increasingly digital age. It is also key to realising the UK Government’s ambitions set out in the recent National Data Strategy of unlocking the vast potential of... Read more
European Commission to update supply agreement rules for digital era.
The European Commission has published its draft updated rules on supply agreements, namely the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and the accompanying Vertical Guidelines. In September, the Commission found that the market had changed... Read more
Small issue, big consequences; increased regulatory focus on the GDPR representative requirement.
Those of us working in data privacy compliance have had a busy few years; we have been particularly occupied with the many 'big ticket' items such as Brexit, new rules around international transfers, and of course the implications of data... Read more
The consequences of paying with data.
Never has the use of data had a bigger impact in our lives as consumers. However, there is a growing concern that individuals are losing control over their data as a result of the shift from traditional payment mechanisms to ‘paying with their... Read more
Statutory damages for IP infringement: ‘It’s a wonderful world’?
It is one thing to own an IP right in the UK. It is another thing entirely to actually enforce an IP right in the UK courts. First, you have to win the often long drawn out trial battle on liability. Second, if you are victorious on liability... Read more
Can adopting a PET improve your privacy?
As many organisations struggle to unlock the full value and innovative potential of their data, the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) has been exploring the role privacy enhancing technologies (or PETs) can play in helping to enable... Read more
‘Marconi plays the mamba, listen to the radio’: should online radio be built on rock n roll?
Internet radio has come a long way since Starship’s hit song ‘We Built This City’ in 1985. Rather than be confined by digital file formats and software reliability, one can now almost access online content anywhere in the world instantaneously... Read more
No fine too small: ICO fines Mermaids £25,000 for personal data breach.
Last week, the ICO fined the charity Mermaids £25,000 for failure to implement an appropriate level of organisational and technical security measures, in contravention of its obligations under Articles 5(1)(f) and 32(1) and (2) of the UK GDPR... Read more
'You're hot then you're cold, you're yes then you're no': is the UPC back on (again)?
Katy Perry and patent law might not seem to be obvious bedfellows. However, the lyrics to her hit song Hot n Cold do capture rather well the turbulent nature and recent drama of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and Unitary Patent (UP) project. The... Read more
