Radar brings you its annual roundup of the year's major UK and EU legal developments in commercial tech and data, including developments in consumer protection law and games. The eagle-eyed may spot a 'Brexit gap'. For a summary of the year in Brexit and what to expect in 2020, as well as for our tech and media predictions, see Download.

Tech

• Online harms
• Drones
• AEVs
• Social media influencing
• Adtech
• Content

Data, cyber and privacy

• New UK legislation
• Data transfers
• Brexit
• Guidance, opinions and consultations
• Interesting cases
• Enforcement
• Cybersecurity
• ePrivacy
• Surveillance and facial recognition technology
• Adtech
• AI
• Online harms and data ethics

Consumer

• Digital Content and Services Directive and Goods Directive
• The Omnibus Directive – GDPR-style fines for non-compliance
• Product Safety Regulation
• CJEU case on returning defective goods

Games and eGaming

• New rules on age verification procedures for online gambling operators
• Additional CAP guidance on gambling ads and children
• ASA rulings on age-restricted and other gambling ads
• CMA investigation into auto-renewals by online gaming companies
• Commission statement of objections to games publishers re geo-blocking
• Gambling Commission framework measuring gambling-related harms for children and young people
• Gambling Commission does not oversee purchase of in-game content and loot boxes
• Gambling Commission consultation on gambling with credit cards
• DCMS Committee report on immersive and addictive gaming technologies
• Purchasers of games through Valve Steam can resell them, according to French court

Communications

• BEREC guidelines on intra-EU communications
• Ofcom guidance on assessing ISP compliance with net neutrality rules
• CJEU rulings on what constitutes an "Electronic Communications Service"
• DCMS consultation on European Electronic Communications Code

Digital Single Market

• P2B Regulation
• Copyright Directive

Other developments

• Modern Slavery
• Executive pay disclosure rules
• EBA outsourcing guidelines for financial institutions
• Digital Services Taxes
• Law Commission report on electronic execution