Law & Regulation
Your Vendor Decides When Your 72 Hours Start
CareCloud's records system was hit on 16 March. It determined on 24 June that data was taken. Letters went out from 30 July. Your GDPR clock is 72 hours.
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Law & Regulation
Today's Repair Duty Covers Devices You Already Sold
Directive 2024/1799 applies from 31 July 2026. The guarantee extension covers new contracts. The manufacturer repair duty covers the installed base.
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Your AI Vendor Is About to Get a European Auditor
The Commission is set to designate ChatGPT and Roblox as very large online platforms. The trigger is a user count, and the duties bind four months later.
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The Cheaper Plan Was Behind the Cancel Button
The UK CMA is investigating how Microsoft sold 365 renewals after bundling Copilot. The allegation is not the price rise. It is that the cheaper plan existed and was never named.
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Rivian Is Suing for a Refund It Already Won
Rivian filed suit on 24 July for a refund of tariffs the Supreme Court already struck down. The reason it had to file says more than the case does.
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Ranking Was the Exclusivity Clause. It Cost 5.2bn
China's regulator fined Trip.com 5.2 billion yuan on 25 July for exclusivity delivered through traffic allocation. Your contract will not show you that conduct.
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Wiping a Phone at the Border Is Now a Criminal Charge
US prosecutors charged a traveller under 18 U.S.C. 2232 after a duress passcode wiped his phone at Atlanta airport. What it changes for European travel policy.
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Google Has 60 Days to Let You Bill Outside Its Store
The EU fined Google 890 million euros under the Digital Markets Act on July 23. The order to let developers bill outside Google Play is what touches your margins.
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BritCard Is Dead, But the Hiring Deadline Is Not
Britain's new prime minister scrapped the BritCard digital ID on his first day. The mandatory right-to-work check it was meant to power is untouched, and a new code of practice still lands on 1 October.
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Brussels Fined the Risk Assessment, Not the Fakes
The Commission fined AliExpress EUR 550 million under the DSA. Read the findings and the infringement is about staffing and self-assessment, not only counterfeits.
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Britain Cancels Digital ID, Not Your ID Duty
Andy Burnham is cancelling Britain's digital ID scheme as he takes office, and the Office for Budget Responsibility had costed it at 1.8 billion pounds. The duty it was meant to carry does not disappear with it, and employers still hold it.
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Ofcom Says Guessing a User's Age Is Not Enough
Ofcom opened a section 12 investigation into TikTok's age assurance on 16 July 2026. The real target is age inference as a method. What UK-facing operators should ask now.
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The Operator Brief
One considered note on infrastructure, governance, and measurement, most mornings. No theory.