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UK ICO Commences Consultations on Cookies and Online Advertising

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has launched two consultations as part of the transition to the Data User and Access Act framework. These consultations will be of particular interest to organisations operating...more

Mayer Brown

The Online Safety Act Enters Phase 2

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The UK's Online Safety Act (the "Act") is a transformative piece of legislation and is introducing extensive online safety obligations for user-to-user services, search services and pornography platforms. The Act encompasses...more

A&O Shearman

FCA to launch new and improved Handbook website

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced its plan to launch a new and improved FCA Handbook website as part of its five-year strategy to enhance regulatory efficiency...more

Hogan Lovells

Annual update on .UK domain names suspended for criminal activity

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Nominet, the Registry responsible for running the .UK country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD), has published its annual report on .UK domain names that have been suspended due to criminal activity. The report covers the 12...more

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From Alignment to Autonomy: Digital Accessibility in the EU and the UK Post-Brexit

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Digital accessibility is a fundamental aspect of inclusive design, ensuring that digital products and services can be used by everyone, regardless of their abilities, health conditions, or impairments. Far beyond a compliance...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

UK Founder Series: Cookie Compliance – 10 Key Steps for Startups

Orrick's Founder Series offers monthly top tips for UK startups on key considerations at each stage of their lifecycle, from incorporating a company through to possible exit strategies. The Series is written by members of our...more

Cooley LLP

The Million-Pound Question (Revisited): Is My Contract Unfair?

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The decision of the High Court of England and Wales in Durber v. PPB Entertainment Ltd is another helpful case study in how to host a consumer-facing website. It is interesting, given how much time is spent carefully drafting...more

K&L Gates LLP

Emma Sleep Hit Snooze on CMA’s Guidance and Got a Rude Awakening—a Warning for Online Traders to Check Their Sales Tactics Are...

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In the lead-up to Black Friday, online traders should take heed of the latest laws governing online pricing practices and displays to avoid being “marked down” by the regulators, who are flexing their muscles in this space....more

DLA Piper

UK: Data Protection Authority Issues Reprimand to Gambling Operator for Unlawfully Processing Personal Data

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On 16 September 2024, the UK’s data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), issued a reprimand against Sky Betting and Gaming (SkyBet) for unlawfully processing people’s data through advertising...more

Jones Day

UK Supreme Court Rejects Amazon's Trademark Infringement Appeal

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In a stark alert to providers of global e-commerce services, the UK's most senior court has upheld an earlier decision that Amazon "targeted" UK customers for sales of U.S. goods on its U.S. website, amounting to trademark...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Better User Experience or Trade Mark Infringement? The UK Supreme Court Gives Guidance on Website Targeting

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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has recently upheld a decision of the English Court of Appeal concerning the criteria for when a website will be considered to be targeting consumers in the United Kingdom ("UK"). The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

UK ICO Uses AI In Cookie Banner Review

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office recently reported that it is continuing its review of website cookie banners. It had expressed concern late last year that these banners were not giving “fair choices” because they did...more

A&O Shearman

EDPB launches website auditing tool

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The EDPB launched a website auditing tool to help legal and technical auditors at data protection authorities check whether websites are compliant with the law on 29 January 2024. Controllers and processors can also use the...more

Benesch

Privacy Points 2024: Recap and What to Watch For in 2024

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Last year proved to be a big year in data protection with U.S. state data protection laws popping up across the country, the FTC updating its guidance and regulations on everything from data breaches and biometric...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

UK Increases Child Safety Online

In September 2023, the UK Online Safety Bill, which seeks to increase online safety and security, particularly child safety when using various online platforms, passed its final parliamentary debate. On October 26, the bill...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Flagship Online Safety Bill Moves Closer to Enactment in the UK: Who Will Be in Scope and What Will It Require?

The Online Safety Bill (OSB or Bill) passed its final reading in the UK’s Parliament in September 2023. The Bill will become law in the coming weeks, ushering in a new era for the regulation of digital services in the UK....more

Hogan Lovells

The Online Safety Bill in final form: What’s on Ofcom’s to-do list

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The UK’s Online Safety Bill has been approved by Parliament and is expected to become law in mid to late October 2023. The regulator Ofcom is in charge of implementing and overseeing the new regulatory regime and industry...more

Hogan Lovells

Domain Name News: March 2023

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This is the March edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. ...more

Perkins Coie

Four Key Considerations for Implementing the California Age-Appropriate Design Code

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Since 1998, the Children’s Online Protection Act (COPPA) has governed how websites directed to children in the United States must approach data privacy for individuals under age 13. COPPA focuses mostly on the collection,...more

BakerHostetler

AD-ttorneys@law - January 2023 #2

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Introducing Our Secret Plan to Fight Inflation - It’s simple: Don’t fall afoul of the FTC - ’Twas Ever Thus - Every year, like the swallows returning to Capistrano, the Perseid meteor shower, or a Real Housewives...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the...

Time to Update Your Cookie Banners? Helpful Guidance from the European Data Protection Board on Bad Cookie Banner Practices

When it comes to website privacy compliance, cookies have consistently presented the most fraught issues for U.S. businesses.  This is especially true for those businesses that find themselves in a sometimes new or often...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

UK Law May Create ‘Duty of Care’ for Social Media Companies

The UK is reportedly considering legislation that would impose a ‘duty of care’ on social media companies to regulate harmful content on their platforms. This push for an online safety bill was triggered by the high-profile...more

BCLP

UK Children’s Privacy Protection Comes of Age

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The Age Appropriate Design Code (“AADC”) - more commonly known as the Children’s Code - has been heralded as the world’s first code to protect children online. Compliance with the AADC became mandatory for in-scope businesses...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The Evolution of the UK Online Safety Bill: What’s Next?

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The bill has been introduced into the UK’s Parliament with various amendments to the initial draft published in May 2021, reflecting the extensive feedback received and the challenges in reaching a consensus. In March...more

BCLP

California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act Heads to Newsom’s Desk - What Does this Mean for Businesses

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The protection of children’s online data has come to the forefront as one of the most important data privacy issues both in the United States and EMEA, and California is now expected to join the list of jurisdictions to enact...more

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