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In this issue: Information technology Internet Data protection Advertising, marketing and sponsorship Telecommunications Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Dates for your diary Trackers Useful information Information technology On 26 June 2025, the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs released a draft report urging the European Commission to commence the law‑making process for an EU directive on algorithmic management in the workplace. Dan Cooper, partner, Antonio Michaelides, of counsel, Sam Jungyun Choi and Matthieu Coget, associates, and Matsumoto Ryoko, visiting lawyer, at Covington & Burling LLP, examine the report’s conclusions. See News Analysis: European Parliament Committee Recommends Commission to Propose EU Directive on Algorithmic Management. Internet The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has issued revised Guidance for Traders on Pricing Practices, applicable from August 2025. Supplanting all earlier editions, the guidance explains how trader obligations are to be interpreted under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act...

The Code joins an expanding roster of UK cybersecurity measures, including: the Code of Practice for Software Vendors the Cyber Governance Code of Practice the Consumer IoT Code of Practice the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 the Code of Practice for app store operators and app developers It also sits within a broader UK cybersecurity strategy that features a new UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill and likely updates to the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018, with the prospect of further legislation—for example, the recent consultation on ransomware payments. Background to the Code The UK Government acknowledged that software must be secure by design (a term familiar to those versed in data protection law) and that stakeholders across the AI supply chain need certainty on baseline security expectations. Developed by the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT), the Code builds on the National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) Guidelines for secure AI system development. Participation...