Volvo to begin driverless cars testing in the UK next year
Swedish car manufacturer Volvo will test new semi-autonomous cars in the UK from next year, the company has announced. Read Complete Article
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Data breaches are taking longer to identify, says report
It is taking organisations longer to identify breaches of their IT systems, according to research by telecommunications company Verizon. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →EE promises 95% 4G coverage across UK
Mobile group EE plans to extend its 4G coverage from 60% of the UK landmass to 95% by 2020, eradicating “not-spots” to cover customers wherever they go. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Delay proposed to EU spectrum harmonisation plan
EU countries should be given two and half years longer than currently planned to make spectrum in the 700 MHz frequency band exclusively available for mobile services, according to plans […]
Continue Reading →EU regulator raises Android concerns
The European Commission has raised concerns that Google has breach EU competition rules through the terms of and deals it has struck with mobile device manufacturers and network operators. Read […]
Continue Reading →Competition authorities should impose ‘interim measures’ to address concerns with online platforms, say UK peers
Competition authorities should make more use of “interim measures” to speed up their enforcement activities in “fast-moving markets”, a committee of UK peers has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Financial, legal and accounting firms most at risk from new tax evasion facilitation offence
Financial, legal and accountancy businesses will be under the most pressure to put adequate procedures in place to prevent their employees or agents from facilitating tax evasion once a new […]
Continue Reading →‘Technology enablers’ will help Ofcom determine if spectrum can be shared
Ofcom will decide whether spectrum should be shared based in part on whether the technology is available to enable it to happen, it has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Latest celebrity case shows online reporting can undermine case for privacy injunction, says expert
A new ruling by the Court of Appeal in London highlights how the reporting of stories in other countries and the dissemination of those stories online can serve to undermine […]
Continue Reading →MITLA addresses the NSTF Mini European Assembly
Dr. Antonio Ghio, President of the Malta IT Law Association has addressed the NSTF Mini European Assembly today, Friday 15th April 2016. Below is the speech delivered: Honourable Members of […]
Continue Reading →EU policy makers begin review of e-Privacy laws, including rules on cookies
EU laws on privacy and electronic communications (e-Privacy) could apply to new communications services like WhatsApp and Skype in future, under plans being considered by the European Commission. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Singapore cloud outage guidelines can help businesses manage data breaches, says expert
FOCUS: New cloud outage incident response (COIR) guidelines in Singapore can help cloud providers and the businesses that use their services to manage data breaches in line with the country’s […]
Continue Reading →EU court hears case on UK data retention laws
The EU’s highest court will hear arguments on Tuesday concerning the validity of UK data retention laws. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Divestment of Three or O2’s mobile network business ‘only appropriate remedy’ to concerns over merger, says UK authority
The European Commission should prohibit the merger of UK mobile network operators Three and O2 unless Three’s owner Hutchison Whampoa offers to sell off one of the businesses as a […]
Continue Reading →Ofcom begins work on broadband universal service obligation
Ofcom is seeking input from broadband providers and industry stakeholders on how a new broadband universal service obligation (USO) should be designed. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Linking to copyright infringing material should not constitute copyright infringement itself, says EU court advisor
The act of posting a link to a website that features “freely accessible” copyright infringing content should not itself be classed as an act of copyright infringement, an advisor to […]
Continue Reading →Ruling could help rights holders clamp down on unauthorised sports clips apps, says expert
A recent ruling by the High Court in London could help sports bodies and broadcasters clamp down on mobile apps that enable the unauthorised sharing of video footage from matches, […]
Continue Reading →Ofcom to hold back ‘adequate spectrum’ for use by connected devices
A proportion of very high frequency (VHF) wireless spectrum will be reserved for future use by Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices, the UK telecoms regulator has announced. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Mirror Group refused permission to appeal landmark phone hacking damages awards
Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) has failed in its bid to overturn a landmark ruling in which it was ordered to pay approximately £1.2 million in damages for infringing the privacy […]
Continue Reading →Government remodelling big IT contracts as and when they expire, says civil service chief
The UK government is remodelling big IT contracts as and when they expire as part of a broader drive to help SMEs win a larger share of work from government […]
Continue Reading →‘Contractual barriers’ behind geo-blocking could breach EU competition rules, says Commission
Consumers are partly prevented from accessing online services and content across the EU by “contractual barriers” put in place by businesses, the European Commission has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Pay-TV services in Singapore to be governed by enhanced code
Pay-TV viewers in Singapore will be given greater freedom to exit their contracts with providers early without charge under an updated media market conduct code set to come into force […]
Continue Reading →Budget 2016: UK to set out 5G strategy in 2017
The UK government will set out a strategy next year with the aim of becoming a “world leader” in ‘5G’ mobile wireless communications, according chancellor George Osborne’s Budget announcement. Read […]
Continue Reading →Spectrum to be reallocated for mobile services earlier than planned
Radio frequencies currently used by broadcasters and for supporting the use of wireless microphones at events will be made exclusively available to mobile network operators (MNOs) by “no later than […]
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