Legislation and Regulation
Facebook blocks news in Australia, PM describes the move as 'arrogant' and 'disappointing'
Web traffic to Australian news sites has dropped by about 30 per cent
Rights groups seek ban on biometric surveillance
'Biometric mass surveillance brings Internet-style omnipresent tracking to the offline world' say campaigners
Brussels on the verge of issuing a positive data adequacy decision for UK
The European Commission could announce the decision as early as this week
Cloud providers at risk of £17m fines following NIS Regulations update
Updated regulation changes law from requiring an incident to cause immediate threat to life or significant adverse impact on the UK economy, to merely requiring a significant risk or significant impact in relation to service provision, meaning that any...
GDPR - Your questions answered on Data Protection Day
Dr W Kuan Hon, director in the Privacy, Security & Information Law team at Fieldfisher, answers IT leaders’ enduring questions about GDPR around data erasure, subscriber data and Schrems II
The Coronavirus pandemic makes it more essential than ever that big tech pays its taxes
With essential services and safety nets struggling thanks in part to years of austerity and the more recent pandemic, it's time for big tech to step up and pay its dues, argues Stuart Sumner
BA faces possible £800m data breach claim
Claim would be the largest group action personal data claim in UK history
High Court rules against bulk hacking by police and intelligence agencies
Privacy International celebrates High Court win
The known unknowns of post-Brexit data transfers
With many aspects of the trade deal still to be ratified, organisations that transfer data to and from the EU need to start preparing now
Over 80,000 UK-registered .eu websites and related emails stop working due to Brexit
British nationals or organisations who shifts their domain's registration address to somewhere in the EU are eligible to retain their domain
Big tech versus regulation - the start of an interesting decade
An almighty battle is brewing over control and sovereignty of citizens' data
Facebook plans to shift UK users to California
The changes will move British users outside the scope of the EU privacy laws
UK and EU unveil new rules to regulate big tech
The proposals are expected to create a 'level playing field' for everyone
Get tough on Google now, 165 competitors urge the EU
Tech firms and industry bodies say planned antitrust legislation may arrive too late
Google to campaign against EU push for tougher rules against big tech
Technology giants are worried about the impact of new regulations on their business models
British Airways hit with £20m fine for data breach
Fine reduced from initial figure of £183 million because of the pandemic, ICO says
Securing intellectual property protection in machine learning techniques for fintech businesses
Sean Leach, Partner and UK & European patent attorney at intellectual property firm Mathys & Squire, explores the challenges surrounding IP law around machine learning
EU could force tech giants to share data with smaller rivals
The Digital Services Act is expected to come into force by the end of this year
EU seeks sweeping powers to tame tech giants
The European Union says the powers it wants, including the ability to break up large tech firms, would only be used in extreme circumstances
Epic tries to force Fortnite back into Apple's App Store
The developer says Apple's App Store represents a 'monopoly' and has filed a preliminary injunction against the firm
British Treasury denies plan to repeal digital services tax for US trade deal
Britain introduced the Digital Services Tax in April, due to slow progress on a global agreement about how to tax tech giants like Facebook
Why you should never say 'that's a deal' on Zoom
Your webcam word could be your bond
European Parliament advised to build its own 'European Internet' to block services supporting unlawful activities
EU also needs to start a funding programme for European firms to build sophisticated eGovernment services, policy document says
