As we previously reported in a blog, on 18 July 2022 the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the "Bill") was introduced in the House of Commons, with a second reading initially scheduled for

On 31 March 2023, the Italian Data Protection Authority ("DPA") imposed a temporary ban and launched an investigation into the OpenAI-powered platform ChatGPT's compliance...

The United Kingdom government wants to have new telecoms security regulations – together with a code of practice. These will apply to network and service providers.

As a result of the EU Commission updating the implementing decision on spectrum for mobile communications on-board aircraft, designating certain frequencies for in-flight 5G technology...

On 20 October 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") issued its decision in Case C-77/21 Digi Távközlési és Szolgáltató Kft. ("Digi") v. Nemzeti Adatvédelmi és Információszabadság Hatóság...

On 5 July 2022, following one year of discussions, the UK and South Korea reached an agreement on a data adequacy decision in principle.

On 1st March 2023, the Competition & Markets Authority ("CMA") provisionally cleared the anticipated takeover by Viasat Inc. of Inmarsat Group Holdings Limited.

On 4 November 2021, an antitrust lawsuit was filed against Facebook's parent, Meta, in the Southern District of New York. Facebook has been accused of having excluded rival photo app...

Preiskel has been representing Movement for an Open Web (MOW) since 2020. MOW is a consortium of members which is seeking to achieve an open and decentralised web.

In a controversial move, Meta is gearing up to charge EU users for access to Instagram and Facebook.

BT, which manages the 999-phone system, experienced a technical fault on Sunday the 25th of June causing disruptions throughout the day. The incident resulted in over 11,000 emergency calls being missed...

The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") announced on 3 November 2023 the final Commitments agreed with Meta, the owner of Facebook, regarding its use of advertising data.

The judgment discussed below rendered two provisions of the Model Articles as inconsistent. Decisions made by a sole director of a company using the Model Articles may therefore be invalid or void.

As previously reported, on 10th July 2023, the European Commission adopted the Adequacy Decision, which ensures an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred from the EU to organisations in the US.

In a significant move to uphold consumer protection rules, Ofcom has imposed a hefty £1.4 million fine on Shell Energy for its failure to properly prompt over 70,000 phone and broadband customers to review their contracts.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport ("DCMS") recently published a new ‘Code of Practice for App Store Operators and Developers' ("Code"), following calls to improve app...

In a recent press release, the EDPB made a groundbreaking move to protect the privacy and data rights of individuals across the EEA.

Giovanni Pitruzzella, Advocate General (AG) recently issued an opinion on what is within scope of the right conferred under Article 15(3) of the EU GDPR to obtain a copy of personal data being processed.

On 4 April 2023, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced that it had issued a £12.7m fine to the video-sharing platform TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited...

On 3 April 2023, Ofcom announced the opening of an industry-wide enforcement programme in response to landline and broadband providers having missed the deadline to implement One Touch Switch (OTS)...