Month: December 2018

Indian farmer Nur Mohammed can barely sleep for worrying that his wife might soon be made stateless, put in a detention camp and deported.
She is one of four million people left off a draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) published in July in the northeastern state of Assam – provoking accusations of discrimination against Muslim residents and of stoking ethnic tensions.
Those not on the list, who could now face being effectively stripped of their Indian citizenship and rights, can…

The release of a new cybersecurity standard for connected and autonomous vehicles could help inform future legislation to protect the vehicles of the future from hackers, an expert in autonomous vehicles technology and regulation has said.

Ireland’s utilities regulator, the Commission for Regulated Utilities (CRU), has opened a new consultation paper on an investment request by the promoters of the Celtic Electricity Interconnector, a planned project linking the electricity transmission systems of Ireland and France.

The debate over the provenance of the National Gallery’s recently-acquired self-portrait by Artemesia Gentileschi is an important reminder of the need for thorough investigation and careful contractual drafting in such cases, according to art litigation experts at Pinsent Masons, the law firm behind Out-Law.com.

Regulations banning ‘cold calls’ relating to pensions have been passed by parliament, and will come into force on 9 January 2019.

UK guidance that sets out when organisations need to carry out data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) has been updated.

Indonesia’s state-owned miner PT Inalum on Friday took control of the local unit of Freeport-McMoRan Inc, operator of the world’s second-biggest copper mine Grasberg, with the closure of a US$3.85 billion deal.
The landmark deal, which hands Inalum a 51.23 per cent stake in PT Freeport Indonesia, ends years of tough and often fractious negotiations over ownership rights to Grasberg as Jakarta pushed for greater control over its mineral wealth.
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Twitter’s compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is being scrutinised in Ireland.

Gains made by individuals on bitcoins or other cryptoassets will usually be potentially liable to capital gains tax, rather than income tax, according to guidance issued by the UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

Uber in France has been hit with a €400,000 fine by the country’s data protection watchdog in response to a major data breach the company experienced in 2016.