Data (All Too) Direct
A personal injury worker has been prosecuted for illegally obtaining patients’ details….
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Goodbye SAS70, Hello SSAE16
Kevin Boyle and Brian Meenagh look at important changes in US auditing standards and their effect on many IT contracts…
The Reality of Service Credits
Michael Harvey offers a challenging view, from an in-house IT lawyer’s perspective, on service levels and service credits. His article provides a valuable insight for those involved in outsourcing contracts, whether acting for customers or suppliers. These are the views of the author and not necessarily those of his company….
Geolocation: Consent Bombshell from Article 29 WP
Nobody doubted that geolocation data was subject to data protection restrictions but the level of consent that the Article 29 Working Party think is required might be something of a shock….
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Copycats? The Pitfalls of P2P Allegations
Andrew Horrocks and Benjamin Craven draw lessons from the Media CAT debacle…
Agency or Distribution? The Struggle for Mastery in e-book Pricing
Stephen Smith and Andrew Hobson review the state of play in a battle that will affect what you read and how – and how much you pay for it. A version of this article first appeared in Competition Law Insight, 3 May 2011…
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Hand in the Cookie Jar? Never Mind.
The ICO does not seem that bothered about enforcing the new rules on cookies….
Cookie Confusion and Clarifications
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has now issued its proposals to implement the amendments to the EU Telecoms Framework, including controversial new rules on the use of cookies. These proposals have been followed by new guidance from the Information Commissioner and a further open letter from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Richard Cumbley and Peter Church explain how the new rules suggest a flexible approach to consent (but not yet through the use of browser settings)….
Code of Practice on Data Sharing Launched
A new statutory code of practice designed to help businesses and public sector bodies share people’s personal information appropriately was published by the Information Commissioner’s Office on 11 May….
ACS Monetary Penalty Announced
The ICO has imposed a monetary penalty of £1,000 on the owner of ACS for lax IT security…