The Digital Economy Act 2017 (DEA 2017) received Royal Assent on 27 April 2017, in the wash-up period before the snap election. DEA 2017 covers a myriad of topics with a 'digital economy' theme, ranging from consumer access to broadband, through to criminal offences for copyright infringement. Nina O'Sullivan, legal director and Adam Rose, partner and head of data protection, at Mishcon de Reya, consider some of the key areas of DEA 2017 for data protection, cybersecurity and privacy practitioners.
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