European Commission expresses competition concerns with consumer Internet of Things sector.
The European Commission has published its final report in its inquiry into the consumer Internet of Things (IoT) sector, confirming its preliminary concerns (as reported in our previous Lens post). In the words of Executive Vice-President... Read more
Crypto: Promo Go Slow.
What feels several lifetimes ago in the world of crypto, in July 2020, HM Treasury published a consultation on bringing cryptoassets into the UK financial promotion regime. Yesterday, it published the response to that consultation. In a connected... Read more
New AI standards hub launched in UK.
This week the government launched a new AI standards initiative as part of its AI strategy (see my blog from last September for information on the strategy generally). New research predicts that AI use in business is expected to double in the next... Read more
Biting off more than they can chew? French regulator issues more cookie fines to Big Tech.
On the last day of 2021, the French regulator, the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), issued fines to Facebook Ireland Limited, Google LLC and Google Ireland Limited for failure to comply with the French Data Protection... Read more
Meta challenges CMA's first Big Tech prohibition.
On 23 December 2021 Meta Platforms, Inc (formerly Facebook, Inc) challenged the CMA's decision ordering it to sell off Giphy, the GIF-sharing search engine acquired by Facebook in May 2020. Meta is challenging the CMA's decision on six grounds,... Read more
RAP (feat. statutory guidance): ICO releases draft enforcement strategy for consultation.
In December 2021, the ICO released its revised draft Regulatory Action Policy (RAP); revised draft Statutory Guidance on Regulatory Action; and draft Statutory Guidance on PECR Powers, proposed to replace the ICO’s existing RAP and statutory... Read more
NCSC helps boards tackle the Log4j vulnerability - the 'most severe computer vulnerability in years'.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has reminded boards of their role in mitigating cyber risk in their organisations, publishing a blog just before Christmas on a critical new vulnerability impacting a wide range of companies. In their blog... Read more
Privacy implications of new COVID-19 pass checks: UK Government and ICO issue important guidance.
With the Omicron variant leading to rapid increases in COVID-19 infection rates, the Government has in the last few weeks published a sweep of new measures seeking to curb the trend. Perhaps one of the more controversial new rules relates to the... Read more
