Github Copilot: initial thoughts from an English law perspective

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(I have more questions than answers, but I thought it was worth writing something, even if just as a straw man for others to rip apart.) Introducing Github Copilot Github has launched a beta tool, Read more

The UK is adequate (for data protection purposes)

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The long-running saga as to whether the United Kingdom will be considered "adequate" from a data protection point of view has reached an important, and probably welcome to many, point: today, the Read more

The new standard contract clauses: what you need to know right now

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The European Commission has published a new set of standard contract clauses. They're also in the Official Journal, as of 7 June 2021. If you are subject to the GDPR and you are involved — whether Read more

Must all UK Internet access providers keep records of which websites I visit?

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This blogpost addresses a common claim, that all UK Internet access providers are required to retain everything about their subscribers' or users' activities. Every packet they shift, every web page Read more