decoded.legal: Internet, telecoms and tech law decoded.

First, my apologies: I haven't blogged here for a while. Work has been busy and, well, I've spent far too much time blogging about Linux-related stuff on my personal blog. But anyway. Readers may Read more

The Legal Ombudsman is changing its timescales for considering complaints. I've updated our complaints policy, which I hope you will never need. The new rules apply from 1st April 2023. The key Read more

If you run a telco or ISP - fixed or mobile - make sure you're aware of the imminent changes to Ofcom's General Conditions, around switching (customers moving from one provider to another). Ofcom has Read more

There's a lot of litigation around Bitcoin at the moment, on a number of different fronts. The litigation around the purported fiduciary duty of developers is interesting, but for another day. Today, Read more

A couple of weeks ago, the ICO published a statement saying that it had "decided to stop enforcing personal data breach reports made under Regulation 5A." Even if the intent behind it was meant well, Read more

Update: the ICO has simplified its statement (full text of which is at the end of this post), which now reads "The page you requested was removed.". The ICO has announced a "change to regulation Read more

This is a slightly unusual one for a blog on which I normally cover solely Internet, tech, and telecoms issues. But there is a link! A friend asked me a while back whether, if they emailed their MP Read more

Each year, we produce a geeky joke-y tech-y/legal-y Christmas card. If you'd like me to post you a card, just fill in this form with your details. We are in the UK, and happy to post internationally. Read more