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 security and privacy for users. The new Code of Practice sets out eight key principles for stakeholders in the digital app space. The stakeholders who shall adhere…
On 9 February 2023, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) issued a preliminary ruling in the case C-453/21, following two important questions submitted by a German Federal Labor Court, regarding: Whether Article 38(3) of the GDPR precludes national legislation from introducing certain requirements for the dismissal of the DPO? What circumstances constitute a…
Preiskel & Co’s senior partner Daniel Preiskel will be will be speaking at Mobile World Congress (MWC) on digital identity and regulation at MEF’s Global Forum in Barcelona, alongside Arun Dehiri of Red Dawn Consulting Ltd. Danny will be moderating the panel at MWC on the new EU Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act.…
On 20 January 2023 the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published a statement regarding the obligations then in place for public electronic communications service providers (“CSPs”) under Regulation 5A of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (“PECR”). The statement proposed the termination of the 24-hour data breach regime (which required CSPs to notify the…
Danny Preiskel will Chair The Westminster Mobile Industry Policy Conference which will take place on Tuesday 7th March 2023, with a focus on the priorities for the UK’s mobile sector including competition, M&A and the future shape of the sector, spectrum, infrastructure, and priorities for policy and regulation. Register for the event and find…
Background On 17 January 2023, the European Data Protection Board (the “EDPB”) held its 74th plenary meeting where it adopted a report (the “Report”) on the work done to date by the EDPB Cookie Banner Task Force (the “Task Force”). The Task Force was established in September 2021 with the aim to coordinate the response…
Following full implementation of the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC), Ofcom introduced new contract requirements with an aim to protect consumers and end-users. These include ensuring that contracts for public electronic communications services include key information about the services they are receiving and that such information is provided to them in a one-page summary before…
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. The clarifying opinion relates to Case C-487/21 regarding questions referred for a preliminary ruling as lodged by the Austrian Federal Administrative…
Background The NIS Directive was the first piece of EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity, and aimed to achieve a high common level of cybersecurity across the EU. NIS 2 Directive[1] has expanded its scope by effectively requiring more entities and sectors to take measures and is therefore widely relevant most of the technology sector. It aims…
IXAfrica Data Centre Limited is a leading developer and operator of hyperscale-ready data centres in East Africa and our firm has advised them on the complex $50 million growth capital investment into the Company by Helios Investment Partners (acting on behalf of funds it advises), to accelerate the development of IXAfrica’s Nairobi campus. The Preiskel…
