27 January 2020
Information Commissioner publishes Age Appropriate Design Code
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/icos-publishes-age-appropriate-design-code

On 22nd January 2020, the UK Information Commissioner published her Age Appropriate Design Code. The code applies to organisations in the UK. It also applies on a worldwide basis to organisations that monitor kids in ...

18 August 2020
Data Access Claims Under Competition Law and Data Privacy Requirements
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/data-access-claims-under-competition-law-and-data-privacy-requirements

This article explores whether competition law can give companies a right of access to another company’s data. Three short case studies illustrate how the described principles work in practice.

12 June 2019
EU Regulatory Initiatives and Competition Policy in the Digital Era: What has been completed and what to expect in the next mandate
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/eu-regulatory-initiatives-and-competition-policy-in-the-digital-era

This International Bar Association paper prepared under the leadership of Bird & Bird experts Hein Hobbelen, Francine Cunningham & Baptist Vleeshouwers, takes stock of EU Digital Single Market initiatives and ...

06 August 2020
Private use of corporate email accounts in Hungary
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/hungary/private-use-of-corporate-email-accounts-in-hungary

In the last six months, the Hungarian Data Protection Authority (“NAIH”) has imposed a total of approx. EUR 5,000 in data protection fines for the private use of corporate email accounts, in three cases.

18 December 2019
Large tech merger provides an early opportunity to test the fitness of the competition regime in 2020
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/large-tech-merger-provides-an-early-opportunity-to-test-the-fitness-of-the-competition

Google's proposed acquisition of Fitbit provides an opportunity to test the fitness of the competition regime and reflect upon the ongoing global scrutiny of Big Tech.