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Spain has just passed the law transposing Directive (EU) 2019/770 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services ( Directive 2019/770 ). This Directive has updated and brought more specific protection for consumers that enter into agreements with traders in relation to digital services or digital content (e.g. apps, e-games, SaaS, e-Books, some medical devices, etc. ). It will be applicable from January 2022. However, the applicability of Directive 2019/770, and its implementation in practice needs to be carefully assessed. This law also has relevant data protection implications, as it regulates digital contracts where the service / content is provided in exchange of personal data (and not money).
Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence
AI Regulation ). The AI Regulation is the first ever legal framework, globally, focused solely on artificial intelligence (
AI ) and has striking similarities to the GDPR. If adopted as drafted, the AI Regulation would have significant consequences for many organisations who develop, sell or use AI systems, including the introduction of a new set of legal obligations and a monitoring and enforcement regime with hefty penalties for non-compliance.
At its heart, the AI Regulation is focused on the identification and monitoring of high risk AI systems and the key questions for organisations who develop, sell or use AI will be whether the AI system in question is likely to be considered high risk and what this means for those high-risk AI systems if the AI Regulation is adopted, as drafted.
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Australian company Vmoto sells its battery powered scooters and motorcycles under the brand name Supersoco. Most of its vehicles feature a GPS tracker with a vehicle interface that sends data to the Supersoco app via the company s servers using a cellular data connection. Among other information, the app displays the vehicle s mileage, its position, the status of its traction batteries, and the phone number of the associated user s account.
Now, during an audit of the Supersoco app, IT security firm VTRUST has discovered a serious vulnerability in the company s application interface and the vehicle registration process. The flaw allows third parties to view vehicle data without prior authentication, regardless of whether the users in question have registered their vehicles to the app – the data is transferred to the company s servers regardless and stored there.
EU lawmakers are close to reaching a compromise on a controversial regulation aimed at combating child sexual abuse online, according to a leaked compromise document obtained by EURACTIV. The negotiating process is ‘possible to likely’ to end on Wednesday (29 April), sources involved in the talks between national governments and MEPs told this website.
In September 2020, the European Commission tabled draft legislation that would enable, but not compel, tech companies to monitor interpersonal communications in order to identify and report material related to child sexual abuse material on the Internet.
The provision is intended as a temporary measure derogating certain aspects of the Directive on privacy and electronic communications (ePrivacy), which currently regulates the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector.