Europe progresses revised ePrivacy rules
EU progresses revised ePrivacy Regulation
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UK proposes statutory backing for Huawei 5G ban
On 24 November 2020, the UK Government started the legislative process for a new Telecoms (Security) law which will, when passed into law, provide statutory backing for their already announced policy objective to exclude Huawei (and potentially other ‘high risk vendors’) from the UK’s 5G (and other) networks on the grounds on national security. This…
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Ofcom sets 4 December deadline for UK 5G spectrum auction applications
In a notice published today, 18 November 2020, Ofcom specified that the days for receipt of applications to participate in the 2021 UK 5G spectrum auctions are between the times of 10:00 (UK time) on 3 December 2020 and 16:00 (UK time) on 4 December 2020. More detail on the upcoming auctions can be found in this earlier post. Subscribe below to…
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Data export: EU provides more clarity after Schrems II
Quick answer. The European Data Protection Board’s recommendations of 10 November 2020 set out a six‑step method for assessing whether personal data can be transferred outside the EU after Schrems II, together with examples of supplemental technical, contractual and organisational measures. In documents published last week, the EU provided some welcome clarity on how organisations…
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EDPB guidance on ‘supplemental measures’ for data export
This article was published in November 2020 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On 10 November, the European Data Protection Board adopted a recommendation on supplemental measures which might be used to ensure compliance with the EU level of…
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EU | Telecoms Regulation | UK
Prospect of increased regulation in UK for digital giants
The Competition and Markets Authority, the UK Competition regulator, has said it will act against Facebook and Google if the government doesn’t set up a digital regulator within a year. According to the Financial Times, Andrea Coscelli, chief executive of the CMA, said: ‘Plan A is to have a regulatory framework. If [within a year]…
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European Data Protection Board releases updated data controller / date processor guidance for comment
This article was published in September 2020 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Quick answer. The European Data Protection Board’s updated guidance of 7 September 2020 refined the tests for distinguishing controllers from processors under GDPR Articles 4, 24,…
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UK Intellectual Property Office seeks views on Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
This article was published in September 2020 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Quick answer. The UK Intellectual Property Office opened a consultation on 7 September 2020 on the impact of artificial intelligence on UK intellectual property law across…
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EU | Telecoms Regulation | UK
Europe proposes lower voice termination rates
This article was published in August 2020 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On 25 August 2020, the European Commission proposed a regulation to set Europe-wide (lower) voice termination rates of 0.2 euro cents per minute for mobile voice…
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US restrictions sound death knell for Huawei?
This article was published in August 2020 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. The US has updated its rules to prevent Huawei’s access to commercially available chips that use US technology in a move that could sound the death…
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EU and US start work on enhanced Privacy Shield: Mr Schrems to be persuaded…
Quick answer. The EU Commission and US Department of Commerce announced on 10 August 2020 that they had started talks on a successor to the invalidated Privacy Shield. Agreement was eventually reached in July 2023 as the EU–US Data Privacy Framework. On 10 August 2020, Following the European Court’s Schrems II judgment invalidating the US…
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UK 5G spectrum auction date set for January 2021
This article was published in August 2020 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On 3 August 2020, Ofcom confirmed that the UK’s 5G auction would go ahead, with bidding starting in January 2021. The auction is set to increase…
