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Regulatory and compliance

EU's Digital Service Act to introduce first express ban on 'dark patterns'

Definition of dark patterns sheds light on concerns including exiting subscriptions easily while raising applicability questions
Regulatory Outlook

Data protection | Regulatory Outlook July 2022

Data Protection and Digital Information Bill laid before Parliament | UK government announces adequacy agreement in principle with South Korea
Regulatory Outlook

Cybersecurity | Regulatory Outlook July 2022

Compensation claims: a new role for the ICO? | Establishing a pro-innovation approach to regulating AI | BEIS consults on
Mobility and Infrastructure

Volkswagen fined EUR 1.1 million in Germany for test car's GDPR breaches

Osborne Clarke data protection law specialists comment on federal state regulator's fine of carmaker for cross-border violation
IT and data

Spanish government publishes draft bill on 'loot boxes' and proposes prohibiting their use to minors

Draft law proposed to regulate the use and advertising of loot boxes in response to concerns about their impact on
Data-driven business models

How in-house legal teams can seize the opportunities of data-driven business models

Data-related legal and regulatory developments can be viewed as an opportunity for unlocking future markets – and repositioning the role
Digitalisation

Consultation on UK AI regulation | Legislation-free and devolved to regulators?

The UK government has published a policy statement on its approach to governance and regulation of artificial intelligence, taking a
Regulatory and compliance

Compensation claims: a new role for the ICO?

UK Information Commissioner hints at scope for ICO to investigate and facilitate settlements of compensation claims with 'dispute resolution mindset'
Blockchain

Should blockchain's decentralised autonomous organisations be regulated or unregulated?

Crypto 'community in action' clubs are raising legal issues around regulation, liability, tax optimisation and contract
Digital Regulation

Liability of online platforms under the EU's proposed Digital Services Act

The Digital Services Act, which is in its final stages before enactment, will impose new duties on online platforms and
IT and data

UK government outlines data protection reform proposals following consultation

What are the main areas of reform for the UK's data protection regime and how will they affect business?

Urban Mobility

Data use fuels fundamental debates for the future of mobility as a service 'smart' transport

The need to share transportation data raises a range of legal issues around ownership, anonymity, consent and aggregation