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 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, 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 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 →A number of businesses have been affected by a power cut that has restricted their internet access. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →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 […]
Continue Reading →Libraries in the EU should be able to loan out electronic books (e-books) in the same way as physical books, according to a legal adviser to the EU’s highest court. […]
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