Modeled after the EU’s GDPR, China’s PIPL imposes protections and restrictions on data collection and transfer that companies both inside and outside of China will need to address.
UK negligent in failure to stop customs fraud, says senior EU lawyer
Non-binding opinion says UK allowed criminal gangs to flood Europe with cheap Chinese-made clothesA senior EU lawyer has concluded that the British government was negligent in its failure to tackle customs fraud that allowed criminal gangs to flood Eur…
Three becomes latest mobile firm to bring back roaming charges
End to almost five years of free roaming across Europe will come into effect from 23 May 2022Three is to reintroduce charges for using their phones when travelling abroad, ending almost five years of free mobile phone roaming across Europe for their cu…
Brexit pre-settled status: EU nationals in UK face losing out on jobs and housing
Some people cannot prove they are in the country legally because of glitch in digital residency permitsEU nationals living in the UK who apply to change their status risk being rejected by landlords, employers and mortgage lenders because of an anomaly…
DUP may walk out of Stormont power-sharing over Brexit protocol
Jeffrey Donaldson says DUP is ‘totally opposed to Northern Ireland protocol as it presently exists’The Democratic Unionist party leadership has warned it is prepared to walk out of power-sharing in Stormont if the Brexit Northern Ireland protocol is no…
After years of inaction against adtech, UK’s ICO calls for browser-level controls to fix ‘cookie fatigue’
In the latest quasi-throwback toward ‘do not track‘, the UK’s data protection chief has come out in favor of a browser- and/or device-level setting to allow Internet users to set “lasting” cookie preferences — suggesting this as a fix for the barrage of consent pop-ups that continues to infest websites in the region. European web […]
Founders Factory and G-Force launch Seed program for climate-focused startups
UK tech accelerator Founders Factory is joining forces with a European counterpart to launch the Founders Factory Sustainability Seed program. Launched in partnership with G-Force (the G is for Green) based out of Bratislava, Slovakia, the program will look to invest in and accelerate climate-tech startups. The program will invest in entrepreneurs with startups that […]
With the US becoming a less reliable ally, Britain needs to make friends in Europe | Andrew Rawnsley
Britain urgently needs to repair its relations with its neighbours but Boris Johnson’s government is singularly ill-equipped to do soAfter the rout, the recriminations. British fingers furiously jab at the Americans for a shaming scuttle from Kabul tha…
Ministers face showdowns on post-Brexit green bill weeks before Cop26
Peers’ challenge to government may see it arguing for lower environmental standards at home while hosting global summitMinisters are facing a fortnight of showdowns with peers over weak post-Brexit green protections just weeks before the Cop26 summit o…
David Frost: Irish Sea row risks damaging UK-EU relations long term
Minister says government will not ‘sweep away’ NI Brexit protocol, but renews demands for major changesThe UK will not “sweep away” the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol, despite renewed calls for its abolition by the Democratic Unionist party, the Brex…