Innovative data use and privacy are not mutually exclusive, says Facebook
It is wrong to view companies’ desire to make new uses of data as being in conflict with consumers’ privacy rights, Facebook has said. Read Complete Article
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Ofcom recommends reforms but stops short of forcing BT to sell Openreach
BT will need to separate its network infrastructure division Openreach from the rest of its business under new proposals outlined by the UK’s telecoms regulator. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Amazon tests to help inform UK approach to drone deliveries
Amazon has announced plans to test the delivery of parcels using airborne ‘drones’ in the UK in trials the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has said will help shape future […]
Continue Reading →All businesses should face tight restrictions on using traffic and location data, says EU watchdog
All businesses, and not just telecoms companies, should be required to obtain device users’ consent to gather and use their traffic and location data, an EU privacy watchdog has said. […]
Continue Reading →Microsoft to adopt EU-US Privacy Shield
Microsoft has announced its intention to sign up to the EU-US Privacy Shield as a means of transferring personal data between the EU and US in line with the requirements […]
Continue Reading →Businesses hit by internet connection problems
A number of businesses have been affected by a power cut that has restricted their internet access. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Restrictions on access to internet connection records agreed by UK peers
New UK surveillance laws will restrict access to people’s internet connection records (ICRs) further than was originally proposed after amendments to the Investigatory Powers Bill were approved in the UK […]
Continue Reading →Network and information security laws to be in force across the EU from 10 May 2018
New legislation aimed at bolstering the defences of critical infrastructure in the EU against cyber attacks will come into force on 10 May 2018. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Worldpay provides more detail on payment settlement issues
Problems with Worldpay’s payments processing affect “substantially less than 1%” of the company’s customers, the payments processor has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →BREXIT: impact on London as international arbitration centre likely to be minimal, expert says
FOCUS: Commercial agreements between parties in the UK and those based in another EU member state should include international arbitration with a seat in a New York Convention country as […]
Continue Reading →EU legal advisor sets out criteria for legitimate data retention laws
Telecoms companies can only be forced to store data relevant to the communications of their customers if it is “strictly necessary in the fight against serious crime”, a legal advisor […]
Continue Reading →ICO makes the case for alternative to consent as basis for data processing under ‘cookies’ rules
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has urged EU policy makers to look at allowing website operators and advertisers to place ‘cookies’ on internet users’ devices without first having to […]
Continue Reading →SoftBank acquisition of ARM shows ‘fantastic degree of confidence’ in UK tech market, says expert
The agreed acquisition of microchip manufacturer ARM by Japanese mobile telecoms giant SoftBank shows a “fantastic degree of confidence” in the UK technology market, an expert has said. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Software can be considered as ‘goods’ for the purpose of commercial agent regulations, says High Court
Software suppliers can be forced to pay damages to self-employed intermediaries they contract with to promote their products under UK commercial agents regulations, according to a recent High Court ruling. […]
Continue Reading →Investors increasingly embracing opportunities in tech sector, says expert
Private equity and sovereign wealth funds are increasingly looking for investment opportunities in the technology market, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →BREXIT: UK ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement soon seems politically unrealistic, says expert
The UK government is unlikely to ratify the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement in the near future despite pressure on it to do so, an expert has said. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →BREXIT: Singapore businesses concerned with potential impact of Brexit, says expert
Many businesses in Singapore that sell into Europe or aspire to do so are concerned about the potential impact on them of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, an […]
Continue Reading →EU Network and Information Security Directive finalised
Businesses in a number of sectors will be subject to new EU laws now finalised on network and information security. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →New Digital Economy Bill laid before the UK parliament
Plans for establishing a universal service obligation (USO) on broadband, governing the installation and maintenance of telecoms infrastructure, facilitating public sector data sharing and regulating direct marketing activities have been […]
Continue Reading →‘Digital influencers’ must disclose paid-for content, says new guidance
Online publishers, bloggers, tweeters and other “digital influencers” must “clearly and prominently” label content they are paid to produce as paid-for promotions, new guidance developed by a body of regulators […]
Continue Reading →ICO sees jump in number of self-reported data breaches
The number of UK organisations owning up to breaches of privacy rose last year by more than 17%, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →BREXIT: UK net neutrality guidance could differ from the EU’s, says expert
The UK could set out its own guidance on net neutrality in light of the country’s decision to leave the EU, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →BREXIT: Brexit vote should spur businesses to review their patent filing and commercialisation strategies, says expert
Businesses should review their patent filing and commercialisation strategies in light of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →BREXIT: ‘Contingency planning’ needed by UK businesses reliant on EU workers, expert says
Businesses that rely on a large proportion of EU workers should be putting plans in place to address any restrictions on freedom of movement that emerge as a result of […]
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