Strict limits proposed on mobile roaming use
The European Commission may impose limits on the use of mobile phones abroad after roaming fees are scrapped in 2017, the Financial Times has reported. Read Complete Article
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Cyber attack hits 900,000 Deutsche Telekom customers
A cyber attack on the routers of Deutsche Telekom customers failed to infect the devices but caused crashes or “restrictions” in 4-5% of cases, the company has said. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →UK to ratify Unified Patent Court Agreement
The UK will ratify the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement, the government has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →‘Substantial’ increase in large business tax disputed by HMRC, expert says
The amount of tax potentially underpaid by big businesses by shifting profits to other jurisdictions has increased by 60% in the last year, to £3.8 billion, HM Revenue and Customs […]
Continue Reading →Link between technology and infrastructure productivity to be examined by National Infrastructure Commission
The independent National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is to examine how new technology can best be harnessed to improve infrastructure productivity following a request by the UK Treasury. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →OECD announces agreement on multilateral tax treaty modification document
The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) has announced that more than 100 countries have reached agreement on a single multilateral instrument, which will be used to close avoidance […]
Continue Reading →Skyscanner bought by Chinese travel agent Ctrip
Edinburgh-based flight booking platform Skyscanner has been bought by China’s largest travel agency Ctrip International for £1.4 billion. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Autumn Statement: Salary sacrifice restrictions among plans for ‘sustainable’ employment tax
Changes to the employment tax system to reflect different ways of working are needed to ensure that the UK tax base is “sustainable”, the chancellor has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK chancellor expected to reveal funding plans for ‘full fibre’ broadband
UK chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to announce funding for ‘full-fibre’ broadband in Wednesday’s Autumn Statement, according to media reports. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Ofcom plans to bar BT/EE from bidding in next ‘4G’ spectrum auction
The UK’s telecoms regulator has outlined plans to prevent BT/EE from bidding for a share of spectrum that will be made available to support the delivery of ‘4G’ services. Read […]
Continue Reading →Three data breach affected more than 133,000 customer accounts, company confirms
Personal data belonging to more than 133,000 Three customers was compromised by fraudsters, the mobile network operator has confirmed. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →FTC report highlights challenge of how to best regulate ‘sharing economy’ platforms
User rating and review services provided by online platforms can help reduce the need to regulate the ‘sharing economy’, according to a report by a US regulator. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →MITLA participates in the Cloud Privacy Check (CPC) Project
Lawyers from 32 countries have created the Cloud Privacy Check (CPC), the largest European information platform explaining data protection laws in the simplest possible terms and free of charge. The […]
Continue Reading →Three insists handset fraud incident ‘not the type of issue that TalkTalk experienced’
Mobile network provider Three has tried to distance itself from comparisons with TalkTalk after a data breach at the company allowed fraudsters to intercept mobile devices which customers were eligible […]
Continue Reading →Two telcos prequalified for Singapore spectrum auction
Two telecommunications providers have been prequalified to take part in an upcoming spectrum auction that will allow one of them to become Singapore’s fourth mobile network operator (MNO). Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Rights to remedy and redress should apply to all contracts where personal data is traded for digital content, say MEPs
Consumers should not have had to actively provide their personal data in return for digital content to be supplied to them to benefit from consumer protection rights relating to the […]
Continue Reading →UK broadband advertising rules to be updated
UK rules on broadband advertising are to be updated, the bodies that write and enforce the rules have said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →EU ruling should help clarify legitimacy of online platform bans, says UK competition regulator
A case before the EU’s highest court should help clarify whether online platform bans should automatically be considered as breaching competition laws, a UK competition regulator has said. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Investigatory Powers Bill finalised by UK parliament
New UK surveillance laws have been finalised in the UK parliament. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Failing to notify known data breach could lead to bigger fine, says expert
Businesses whose employees are aware of a data breach but fail to notify regulators and customers could be hit with larger fines when the incident subsequently comes to light, an […]
Continue Reading →Legal and PR action plan can help businesses respond quickly to online threats to their reputation, says expert
Businesses that establish and implement a legal and PR action plan stand a better chance of combating online threats to their corporate reputations, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Network operators in China face fines multiple ‘unlawful gains’ made from misusing personal data
Businesses that own or manage networks in China, as well as those that provide network services in the country, could be forced to pay fines of up to 10 times […]
Continue Reading →CMA reaches agreement with four cloud storage providers over changes to consumer contracts
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has reached agreement with four cloud storage providers over changes to the companies’ consumer contracts. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →BBC defends defamation claim using justification defence
The BBC has successfully defended a claim that it defamed a London imam before the High Court in London. Read Complete Article
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