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TechREG® Chronicle – Online Consumer Protection

TechREG Chronicle® February 2026

Dear Readers,   This month’s TechREG Chronicle focuses on online consumer protection, at a moment when regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are reassessing how legacy consumer-protection frameworks apply in digital, data-driven markets. The contributions in this issue examine emerging legislative responses, evidentiary standards for consumer harm, and the growing...

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