Legislation and Regulation
Congratulations on hitting $1 trillion Apple, now it's time to clean up your act
The tech giant's power should come with greater responsibility, argues Michael Holder
DCMS committee slams Facebook over political adverts, disinformation and obfuscation
'Serious failings in the company's operations' resulted in data manipulation, misinformation and disinformation, say MPs
Vote Leave found guilty of exceeding spending limit by Electoral Commission
Campaign worked with BeLeave and Veterans for Britain to funnel money to Aggregate IQ in contravention of electoral law
Google, Apple and Facebook should be regulated like telecoms firms, says German watchdog
Email and messaging providers should provide the same standards of data protection, says Bundesnetzagentur
Tech and data protection law, post-GDPR
James Castro-Edwards of law firm Wedlake Bell argues that the UK needs to demonstrate that it protects personal data to EU standards as Brexit looms
Urgent action required to control murky funding, data misuse and misinformation says Electoral Commission
Campaign materials should have a digital imprint, fines should be larger and social media firms need to do more, says hard-hitting report
Teradata sues SAP over HANA
Alleges 'trade secret misappropriation, copyright infringement and antitrust violations' against SAP
Home Secretary announces new visa plan for entrepreneurs
Move follows statements of disquiet from the technology sector
Companies will move towards private blockchains as GDPR gains ground
The law lags behind technology, which has allowed 'crypto-anarchy' to reign - but that is changing
UK will be subject to, but have no say in, EU rules after Brexit
EU has shot down ICO's urging for deeper integration on data protection
GDPR: Top compliance tips from the experts
A panel of experts answer your questions on the challenges inherent in the EU's new GDPR legislation
GDPR confusion: it's about direction of travel not hard deadlines
The 'how to' element is missing from GDPR and this is the cause of much of the angst
The ICO has only collected half of data breach fines since 2010
Companies have gone into liquidation to avoid big penalties, and the ICO has no power to stop them
University CIO: 'If I had a pound for every time I heard a piece of software can make you GDPR compliant…'
Heidi Fraser-Krauss, Director of Information Services & Acting Academic Registrar at the University of York, describes her organisation's journey towards GDPR compliance
Toshiba poised to give up $18bn memory chip unit sale
Toshiba and Bain increasingly pessimistic that Chinese regulators will approve deal
Android ruling is unlikely to weaken Google in Europe
Google will be fined, but that won't affect its established dominance
European Court of Justice to investigate Facebook's data transfers
Irish Court has referred long-running Schrems privacy case to the ECJ
Civil rights groups criticise new US law which increases international snooping powers
Much-criticised CLOUD Act becomes law without a debate, makes it easier for authorities to seize private data on their citizens without a warrant
GDPR: Google to demand that publishers gain consent from users on its behalf when using Google's ad technology
Google to make publishers responsible for obtaining consent for third-party websites and apps that rely on Google tech for ads
ICO to slap Cambridge Analytica with search warrant
Elizabeth Denham seeking urgent warrant to investigate major data breach
EU to levy three per cent turnover tax on Uber, Amazon, Google, Facebook and Airbnb and other US tech giants
EU to demand tax from technology and internet giants based on where their customers are
Will smart contracts ever replace legal contracts?
Oksana Howard, Senior Corporate Associate and Head of the Russia, Ukraine & CIS Desk at Colman Coyle Solicitors, discusses smart contracts, one application of blockchain technology
Does EU Patent law need to change to account for AI?
Karl Barnfather, chairman of intellectual property firm Withers & Rogers, argues the case for EU patent law to adapt to properly cover innovation
IBM prepares clients for GDPR with Cloud Risk Insights
IBM is targeting companies with critical data in the cloud or on-prem that could be at risk of being breached
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