In this episode of Fieldfisher's Bytesized Legal Updates podcast, James Russell and Paul Lanois, technology and data specialists at Fieldfisher Silicon Valley, discuss the UK's recent guidance on loot boxes in video games.

They explore the industry's self-regulatory approach, transparency standards, probability disclosures, and responsible play. The guidance, which provides 11 principles, aims to bring clarity to the legal grey area surrounding Loot Boxes. James and Paul highlight the potential impact on businesses, the need for compliance, and the broader implications of data protection and advertising regulation. Don't miss this informative discussion on the key legal developments in technology and data protection law.

The recent guidance issued by the Spanish Data Protection Authority (DPA) on cookies proposes a new exemption for analytics cookies used for strictly limited first party anonymised and aggregated statistical purposes. 

In this episode of Fieldfisher's Bytesize Legal Update podcast, legal advisor Pardeep Dhanoya and senior associate Andrea Ortega provide an overview of the EU and UK cookie rules and explain what cookies are exempt from user consent. They also outline how the recent guidance from the Spanish DPA sits in the framework of existing cookie rules and guidance, what it changes, and what the conditions are to qualify for the exemptions with some specific examples. 

The French data protection authority, the CNIL, has fined Amazon France Logistique €32 million for its use of excessively intrusive employee monitoring systems and failing to provide transparency and adequate security to personal data in relation to the use of video surveillance systems, in breach of the GDPR. 

In our latest Bytesize Legal Update, Fieldfisher's Moira Campbell and Eilish Beeby discuss the key takeaways from the decision and what the practical implications are for businesses.