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Data Protection

Sweden: Connectivity is key for digital transformation

The Government has maintained its plans to meet the EU’s Digital Decade targets while providing a wider strategy for the future digitisation of Sweden

Responding to the SKT data breach

The breach, and the resulting exodus of customers from SKT, is already destabilising a fiercely competitive mobile market

DMA: Apple and Meta receive first non-compliance fines

The EC has imposed the first fines under the DMA, showing its readiness to enforce its new digital rulebook regardless of political criticism

The EC’s 2025 work programme

The EC’s planned activities seek to kickstart growth by cutting red tape and enhancing competition, while being mindful of the security of critical digital infrastructure

The UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan

The UK has set its plans in motion to become a global AI superpower, rivalling the US and China in placing AI at the heart of the economy

UK Data Bill: Unlocking secure and effective use

The Labour Government picks up where its predecessor left off, aiming to harness the power of data for public benefit and modernise the UK’s data protection regime

Regulating deceptive digital design

Despite the FTC’s aim to lead the regulatory debate on so-called ‘dark patterns’, the EU’s recent legislative efforts have already outlawed the practices in a range of contexts

South Africa’s National Data and Cloud Policy

The Competition Commission is directed to study potential anti-competitive trends in the cloud market, reflecting investigations already launched in Europe

Event debrief: AI Fringe Seoul Summit

Panellists questioned the long-term aims of the international AI summit series while encouraging participants to consider the future direction of the UK’s own tech policy

US: FCC issues fines for privacy violations

New legislative proposals on data privacy would transfer the regulation of privacy in the telecoms sector to the FTC but bring the US closer in alignment to its peers