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Lexis®PSL TMT weekly highlights—22 June 2017

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Published on: 22 June 2017

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Headlines (News updates & analysis)
Data Protection—Queen's speech 2017—Data Protection Bill
Media—Queen's speech 2017—Media pledges absent from Queen’s speech
New Technologies—Queen's speech 2017—Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill
Internet—Google pledges to tackle online terrorism by way of four-step plan
Internet—UK–French action plan on internet security
Media—Final report on competition policy enforcement on the functioning of telecoms markets in the EU published
New technologies—Blueprint for the European drone sector
Telecommunications—Malware found to be 'biggest culprit of lengthy telecoms incidents'
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Article summary

Welcome to the weekly highlights from the Lexis®PSL TMT team for the week ending 22 June 2017. This week’s edition includes updates on the following topics: (1) Data protection; (2) Media; (3) New technologies; (4) Internet; and (5) Telecommunications, as well as details of upcoming events.

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