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Online Safety in Digital Markets Needs a Joined Up Approach with Competition Law in the UK

China’s Didi Fined

As part of the UK data protection authority’s new three-year strategy (ICO25), launched on 14 July, UK Information Commissioner John Edwards announced an investigation into the use of AI systems in recruitment. The investigation will have a particular focus on the potential for bias and discrimination stemming from the algorithms and training data

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OOPS! And Other Takeaways from the First Draft of CPRA Regulations

Start Vetting Your Data Processors! Key Takeaways From

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The ASA’s Top Tips on Advertising “Free Trials”

FCC Announces Nine More State Robocall Investigation Partnerships

FTC Targets Children’s

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has recently shared guidance on how to advertise “free trials” responsibly.

In our previous blog, we discussed how The Competition and Markets Authority has taken an interest in the area of subscription-based contracts, which often contain “auto-renewal clauses”, whereby the agreement will auto-renew unless the consumer cancels. “Free trials”

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NOW AVAILABLE: Lexis Practical Guidance Releases CPW Team Member David Oberly’s “Mitigating Legal Risks When Using Biometric Technologies” Biometric

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Connecticut General Assembly Passes Comprehensive Privacy Bill

Federal Trade Commission Proposes Adjustments to Telemarketing Sales Rule, Including B2b Telemarketing

Ransomware and DDoS attacks are costly to organisations that fall victim in terms of reputational damage, picking up the pieces as well as potential enforcement from the ICO and compensation claims by data subjects.
Continue Reading Double Trouble: Why Organisations Need to Consider the Legal Consequences of Ransomware and DDoS Attacks

Congratulations to CPW’s Francesca Fellowes, whose wealth of experience in all things data privacy was recognized by the Global Data Review (GDR) in their Women in Data rankings for 2022.

GDR established the Women in Data recognitions in order to spotlight the professionals who are “at the cutting edge of legislation, regulation and technology