Nov 19, 2024 Ofcom open letter clarifies how Online Safety Act will apply to GenAI By Jack Higgins On 8 November, Ofcom published an open letter to online service providers clarifying how the UK’s Online Safety Act (‘OSA’) will apply to...
Oct 31, 2024 Ofcom announces updated timelines for Online Safety Act implementation By Jack Higgins Ofcom has published an updated timetable outlining its plans for the implementation of the Online Safety Act (‘OSA’), with new duties on...
May 28, 2024 Tech firms told to ‘tame toxic algorithms’ as Ofcom publishes child safety consultation By Jack Higgins On 8 May, Ofcom published its child safety consultation as part of its ongoing implementation of the Online Safety Act (‘OSA’)....
Sep 27, 2023 'Groundbreaking' online safety law finally passes By Jack Higgins The UK’s new Online Safety Bill has finally been agreed, over two years after it was first introduced. The OSB, which the government...
Jan 20, 2023 New app store Code of Practice By Jack Higgins In December last year, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published a new ‘first of its kind’ code of practice...
Sep 16, 2022 Privacy-enhancing technologies: what are they and when do you use them? New ICO guidance helps explain By Jack Higgins On 7 September, the ICO published its draft guidance on the use of privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs). The draft forms the latest...
Apr 29, 2022 Ed Sheeran off the hook as High Court finds 'Shape of You' does not infringe By Jack Higgins On 6 April, the High Court held that Ed Sheeran’s smash hit, Shape of You, did not infringe the musical copyright in Sami Chokri’s song...