Radar brings you its annual roundup of the year's major UK and EU legal developments in commercial tech and data, including developments in consumer protection law and games. The eagle-eyed may spot a 'Brexit gap'. For a summary of the year in Brexit and what to expect in 2020, as well as for our tech and media predictions, see Download.
Tech
- Online harms
- Drones
- AEVs
- Social media influencing
- Adtech
- Content
Data, cyber and privacy
- New UK legislation
- Data transfers
- Brexit
- Guidance, opinions and consultations
- Interesting cases
- Enforcement
- Cybersecurity
- ePrivacy
- Surveillance and facial recognition technology
- Adtech
- AI
- Online harms and data ethics
Consumer
- Digital Content and Services Directive and Goods Directive
- The Omnibus Directive – GDPR-style fines for non-compliance
- Product Safety Regulation
- CJEU case on returning defective goods
Games and eGaming
- New rules on age verification procedures for online gambling operators
- Additional CAP guidance on gambling ads and children
- ASA rulings on age-restricted and other gambling ads
- CMA investigation into auto-renewals by online gaming companies
- Commission statement of objections to games publishers re geo-blocking
- Gambling Commission framework measuring gambling-related harms for children and young people
- Gambling Commission does not oversee purchase of in-game content and loot boxes
- Gambling Commission consultation on gambling with credit cards
- DCMS Committee report on immersive and addictive gaming technologies
- Purchasers of games through Valve Steam can resell them, according to French court
Communications
- BEREC guidelines on intra-EU communications
- Ofcom guidance on assessing ISP compliance with net neutrality rules
- CJEU rulings on what constitutes an "Electronic Communications Service"
- DCMS consultation on European Electronic Communications Code
Digital Single Market
- P2B Regulation
- Copyright Directive
Other developments
- Modern Slavery
- Executive pay disclosure rules
- EBA outsourcing guidelines for financial institutions
- Digital Services Taxes
- Law Commission report on electronic execution
