Sentences with phrase «more general regulation»

Specific rules that mention net neutrality or traffic prioritization and the like are still a minority, but it can be a matter of interpretation as to the application of more general regulation to do with competition issues by sector specific regulators or competition authorities.

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That move essentially cast broadband providers as being more like telephone companies, which are considered common carriers that provide services to the general public, and are therefore subject to more rigorous regulations.
However, she said it was likely these privacy upgrades were already underway in preparation for the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, which goes into effect in May and forces companies to offer E.U. users of such platforms more control over their data.
More importantly, though, Facebook's many admissions come in the context of the company making major changes to its systems, so they are more compliant with the European Union's incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDMore importantly, though, Facebook's many admissions come in the context of the company making major changes to its systems, so they are more compliant with the European Union's incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDmore compliant with the European Union's incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Privacy International says the practice is illegal under the U.K.'s current Data Protection Act, and will be even more so when the act is replaced next month, to be more in line with the EU's incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The General Data Protection Regulation, a new legal regime intended to give EU citizens more control over their data, could create still more heartburn for U.S. general counsels when it goes into effect nexGeneral Data Protection Regulation, a new legal regime intended to give EU citizens more control over their data, could create still more heartburn for U.S. general counsels when it goes into effect nexgeneral counsels when it goes into effect next year.
That is because even if a country does not have a specific law or regulation with the term net neutrality or traffic prioritization they may take decisions if needed from more general powers.
With the EU General Data Protection Regulation only weeks away, privacy professionals have been contributing to the framework in hopes of making an efficient resource to help tackle one of the many challenging aspects of the new rules, while making it one of the... Read More
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«There are certainly things that are illegal content, so that is more of an area where talking about regulations could make sense, but so much of what comes up in general discussion about this is out of reach of government action from the get - go.»
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In general, writedowns against shareholder equity alone will be enough, provided that regulations are revised to allow institutions to continue servicing existing financial commitments on the basis of more flexible capital requirements.
Expect to see more transparency required on behalf of the end user, especially as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect next month.
As the general public, entrepreneurs, regulators, small businesses, educators, students and industry groups become more aware of the facts about crowdfunding and the impact that it can have at the grassroots level for every small business on every street corner to the highest levels of government and regulation, a groundswell of interest has emerged sparking dialogue and events bringing crowdfunding education, awareness and issues into the spotlight.
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That was the same year that Title II of the JOBS Act launched allowing general solicitation (SEC lingo for advertising) under Regulation... Read More
The organic food and farming movement calls for the regulation of new genetic engineering techniques as GMOsDuring our General Assembly in New Delhi (India), on 12 November 2017, IFOAM — Organics International adopted a global position which... more
Considering we have Trump, his GOP, and the ghouls he appointed to Attorney General and the FCC chair, it's probably a great investment for rich cocksuckers looking for a windfall from more freedom ™ less regulation and increased incarceration.
One of the more famous ways is that they can use knowledge gained from hearings, and also knowledge of upcoming regulations and rules that are not available to the general public to engage in speculative investing (purchases of stocks and equities).
More effective regulation of academies and free schools and better local coordination of education must be at the heart of political parties» manifesto commitments ahead of the General Election.
Speaking to Citi News, Kofi Bentil, who is the legal adviser to a group calling itself the Association of Law students who had called on Parliament to annul the regulation, welcomed the Attorney General's call for the withdrawal of the LI, but urged that before it is re-laid, it should be amended to make legal education in the country more accessible.
EU law makes it more difficult for ISPs to do similar things, and the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation should protect UK citizens.
What needs to happen, the author recommends, is that there be more laws that mandate vaccinations, manure management and general animal welfare in urban and suburban settings similar to policies and regulations imposed on commercial chicken ranches.
Dillman explained that his research team also learned more about gene regulation and the evolution of genomes in general as it compared the five sequences with other nematodes.
If one or more of our members suffers or alleges to have suffered physical, financial, emotional or other harm following contact initiated on our platform or an online dating website of one of our competitors, any resulting negative publicity or legal action could harm our reputation and business and may have an adverse effect on us and the reputation of the online dating industry in general, potentially leading to, among other things, increased government scrutiny and regulation and an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
In light of the new EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) that come into force on the 25th of May, 2018, the correct disposal of personal information is more important than ever.
Without clearer regulations, funds intended to help close the achievement gap will simply roll into more general school funding streams and fail to support high - needs kids.
On May 11, 2017, we succeeded in discouraging any attempt to repeal the borrower defense regulation using the Congressional Review Act in part due to opposition letters from 20 state attorneys general, 16 veterans» organizations, and more than 50 organizations representing students, consumers, veterans, servicemembers, faculty, and staff, civil rights, and college access.
These analyses focus on the economic impact of transportation investments, strategies for using transportation infrastructure more efficiently, ways of increasing the economic efficiency of federal transportation programs, new ways of financing transportation infrastructure, and analyzing the costs and benefits of transportation rulemakings, in collaboration with the Office of Regulation (C - 50) in the Office of the General Counsel.
Which in turn makes me doubt the PR as it's both cheaper and heavier when, based on previous knowledge from the GT1 era, one would expect the road car to more expensive AND heavier due to having to meet safety / emission / road car regulations in general.
In general, to be eligible for the DBE program, persons must own 51 % or more of a «small business,» establish that they are socially and economically disadvantaged within the meaning of DOT regulations, and prove they control their business.
(I'm comfortable with Bank of Nova Scotia because Canada believes in financial regulation and Canadian banks are far more conservative than U.S. banks, in general.)
While all of that can help individual retirees, Eng would like to see more emphasis on financial literacy in general and strong regulations to stop people from taking advantage of older Canadians.
In general, writedowns against shareholder equity alone will be enough, provided that regulations are revised to allow institutions to continue servicing existing financial commitments on the basis of more flexible capital requirements.
As you might have known already, the General Data Protection Regulation («GDPR») comes into... [Read more...]
EPA has, accordingly, regulated CO2 emissions from cars, trucks, smokestacks as a whole under certain general circumstances (via a particular program called «Prevention of Significant Deterioration» that you do not want to know any more about) and is about to start — with power plants — issuing specific regulations for each individual «category» of smokestacks.
I'd quibble with you about lost coal jobs; that isn't so much due to the rise of renewables as to the regulation of coal in general; and I suspect that in fact, more coal jobs have been lost to natural gas than to renewables.
... After he was elected attorney general in 2010, Pruitt established a «Federalism Unit» to «more effectively combat unwarranted regulation and systematic overreach by federal agencies, boards and offices,» according to his online bio.
His answer went deeper than market freedoms and individual lifestyles to the more general concerns of government regulation and national autonomy.
At this point, there remain more open questions than answers on both renewables use and general system reliability under the Clean Power Plan, the NERC analysts acknowledged, because the regulation is not yet finalized.
We are pleased to share this discussion and analysis of timely topics and trends under the general rubric of international practice — that is, controversies or disputes constituting or arising out of litigations, arbitrations, and regulatory enforcement and investigations of companies, laws, or regulations affecting more than one international sovereign power.
I think these are photos that we are going to see a lot more of in the next six months with the ICO flexing its muscles at the start of the enforcement of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 28 May 2018.
The coming changes to the General Data Protection Regulations in May 2018 will mean far more stringent data privacy policies, with the loss of a client's data potentially leading to fines of up to # 17 million, or up to 4 % of global turnover.
The European Union General Data Protection Regulation focuses on protecting European citizens and, more specifically, their personal identifiable information.
As Advocate General Bobek explained, even though «[t] he first port of call in any interpretative exercise is the text of the provision,» which here would seem to support EFfCI's reading, and although one can not «simply ignore the text and set sail on the foggy sea of effet utile,» in this case the context and purpose of the Cosmetics Regulation confirmed the fact that it was intended to discourage more than just animal testing done with the «intent» of complying with EU rules (AG's Opinion paras 77 - 78).
This question is more about finding out what legal implications there would be for processing data in a certain way within the UK, including under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The general guidelines will be viewed by many as modest, particularly by those who are subject to more stringent ethics regulation in their «home» jurisdiction.
The regulations include a regulatory impact analysis statement where the government admitted it was unable to set general limits for marijuana use while driving, noting, «THC is a more complex molecule than alcohol.»
Perhaps now is the time for consumer and other lawyers to put the regulation of electoral advertising back on the political agenda: In the current political climate there may at least be some consensus on the importance of closing a regulatory vacuum which gives politicians advising the general public on the far reaching consequences of constitutional change more unfettered freedom than a toothpaste manufacturer promoting its latest product line.
The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect on May 25, 2018, replacing the Data Privacy Directive (DPD) with more comprehensive data privacy rules.
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