The Lens Newsletter - October 2024

AT&T v Broadcom VMware – are you ready for renewal?

In the latest move in an interesting (and now very public) dispute, Broadcom has responded to AT&T’s claim against it in the New York courts. AT&T, the Fortune 500 telco giant, has a perpetual licence of VMware virtualisation... Read more.

The ICO’s cookie focus is extending to ad tech: 5 things you need to know.

The ICO has confirmed a continuation and extension of its work to tackle cookie compliance. In a statement issued last week, the regulator stated it had taken regulatory action following a nearly two-year long investigation into the cookie... Read more.

European Commission publishes Competition Policy Brief on generative AI and virtual worlds.

On 19 September 2024, the European Commission published a Policy Brief on competition in generative AI and virtual worlds. The Policy Brief explores emerging market trends and perceived risks to competition in these sectors. It also... Read more.

Cyber optics: ICO and NCA sign collaborative memorandum to improve the UK’s cyber resilience.

On 10 September 2024, the ICO announced it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Crime Agency (“NCA”). The joint statement of intent sets out how the regulators will cooperate and work constructively with one another in... Read more.

The EU Data Act - one year to go: what you need to know to prepare.

Whether you want to explore different aftercare services for the IoT products you use, switch your cloud service provider, or agree reasonable terms around your data sharing arrangements, now is the time to consider whether the EU Data Act could... Read more.

Designating UK Data Centres as Critical National Infrastructure: A New Era of Growth and Security?

We shared some views back in December 2023 around the UK government’s consultation on proposed regulations to improve the security and resilience of UK data infrastructure, part of which involved consideration as to whether to designate elements... Read more.

Who’s who in the genAI supply chain: ICO publishes draft guidance on controllership.

In its fifth and final call for evidence on the topic of generative AI (genAI), the ICO has chosen to tackle a complex, but important, topic: controllership. In many ways, this is a crucial first step – without clarity on who is controller... Read more.