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 cookies without their consent.
Between 10 January and 3 March 2023, SkyBet’s website dropped third-party AdTech cookies to visitors’ browsers before
Continue Reading UK: Data protection authority issues reprimand to gambling operator for unlawfully processing personal dataDisclaimer: This article first appeared in the June 2024 issue of PLC Magazine, and is available at http://uk.practicallaw.com/resources/uk-publications/plc-magazine.
In order to capture the benefits of data-driven innovation, the EU and the UK are taking action to facilitate data sharing across various industries.
In the EU, the European Commission is investing €2
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In the UK, there is currently heightened regulatory scrutiny and increased public interest in children’s data protection and online harm, with a raft of new guidance and regulation from both the ICO and Ofcom, the chief regulator of the Online Safety Act, in relation to children’s safety online.
Since the introduction of the ICO’s Children’s
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On Monday 29 April, new cyber security requirements entered into force in the United Kingdom. They apply to connected products sold to consumers and place obligations on the manufacturers, importers and distributors of those products.
Background
The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023 (Regulations) are the
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