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23 Dec 2011
Companies will be prohibited from charging consumers "excessive" payment surcharges before the end of next year, the Government has said.
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22 Dec 2011
A website that enabled users to buy and sell tickets for international rugby matches must provide the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in England with the personal data of people who used the site to trade those tickets at an inflated price, the Court of Appeal...
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16 Dec 2011
Databases of football fixture lists are not protected by EU database copyright laws because the creation of the fixtures themselves is not part of what the EU law protects, an advisor to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.
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15 Dec 2011
OPINION: When Europe introduced new rules on cookies many, including us, were up in arms about the confusing implementation of a potentially troubling law. But new guidance from the privacy regulator may give web publishers a glimmer of hope.
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15 Dec 2011
Website publishers must do more to make sure that they are in compliance with new laws introduced this year on informing web users about the use of cookies, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said.
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12 Dec 2011
Electronic communication providers should inform the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) about breaches to service users' personal data on a monthly basis, the ICO has said.
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02 Dec 2011
The UK's advertising watchdog has "serious concerns" about discounting online retail company Groupon's ability to obey advertising rules. It has referred complaints about Groupon adverts to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
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02 Dec 2011
The European Commission has proposed a free online dispute resolution platform through which traders and consumers could resolve disputes over online purchases.
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29 Nov 2011
A new scheme will increase the amount of tax relief investors in early stage companies can claim under plans aimed at boosting investment in start-up firms, the Government's Autumn Statement has said.
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24 Nov 2011
New EU consumer protection laws will have to be introduced in the UK and other member states before 13 December 2013 following the publication of the Consumer Rights Directive in the EU's Official Journal.
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