On 21 March 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) closed its public consultation concerning the provisional findings of the Viasat and Inmarsat merger. The CMA provisionally found that, while the companies compete closely in the suppl…
On 21 March 2023, OFCOM (Office of Communications of United Kingdom) closed a public consultation. During the public consulation, Ofcom gathered evidence on risks to children online and how they can be addressed to implement online safety regulatio…
On 20 March 2023, the European Commission approved Orange's acquisition of VOO and Brutélé based on the commitments made by Orange addressing the competition concerns identified during the investigation. Following an in-depth investigation, the Comm…
On 17 March 2023, the public consultation closed on the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) draft revised "Guidelines for Cyber-Physical Security Measures in Building Systems, Second Edition". The guidelines aim to ensure that bu…
The Personal Data Protection Law comes into effect on 17 March 2023 after its initial implementation in March 2022 was postponed. The Law aims to ensure that the processing of personal data relating to an individual satisfies certain mandatory requi…
On 17 March 2023, the public consultation closed on the Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission document titled "Interim Measures for the Administration of Data Property Rights Registration in Shenzhen". The proposal aims to protect legitimate da…
On 16 March 2023, the European Parliament confirmed the negotiating mandate for talks with the Council of the European Union on the Regulation establishing a framework for a European Digital Identity (eID). The scheme would allow citizens to identif…
On 16 March 2023, the public consultation closed on Implementing Regulation on detailed arrangements for the conduct of certain proceedings by the Commission pursuant to the Digital Services Act. The Regulation outlines the procedures the European C…
On 16 March 2023, the Advocate-General (AG) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) released an Opinion on Case C-634/21 on whether automated credit rating is allowed under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Specifically,…
On 16 March 2023, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced it had reached an agreement with Easylife, a catalogue retailer that sells health products, to reduce the original imposed fine of GBP 1'350'000 to GBP 250'000. The fine had …