Macroeconomic challenges and the cost of living crisis will be the priority, but the new PM will at some point have the opportunity to shape the sector’s policy agenda
Cloudbusting: Hyperscalers come under increasing regulatory scrutiny
France, the Netherlands and the UK have all announced reviews of competition in the cloud market, but will their investigations identify concerns?
Data laws in the UK: A new legislative direction post-Brexit
A departure from the GDPR and the promise of a more flexible approach to the management of data risks
Ireland issues its first large GDPR fine
The DPC may look to have found its teeth with a €225m fine for Facebook. How it will deal with the lengthy backlog of cases will show whether that’s really the case
UK to break away from GDPR
Amazon fined €746m in largest GDPR fine to date
While this was ultimately Luxembourg’s decision, all eyes will be now be on the Irish authority as it decides on several high profile cases involving Big Tech
Ireland under pressure to investigate data sharing between WhatsApp and Facebook
The patience of other European authorities is wearing thin, as they believe the Irish Data Protection Commission should be tougher on Big Tech
Elsewhere in regulation this week
European Commission to grant data adequacy to the UK
The UK’s current alignment on GDPR meant this didn’t come as a surprise, but does mean the UK will have to stick to the same standards in the future
