Web site operators around the world appear to be enjoying the benefits of Flash cookies in increasing numbers. However, Andrew Danson feels that using them without proper safeguards could be an invasion of users’ privacy and land imprudent operators in hot water with regulators….
Laura Mooney outlines the advantages she sees in the adoption of BPM by law firms….
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Tess Crean examines the effect of major new Irish legislation on defamation and welcomes the clarification of the law that it offers….
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The European Court of Justice has confirmed that, subject to limited exceptions, a consumer who exercises his right of withdrawal from a distance contract must not be obliged to compensate the seller for the use of the goods…
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A quick summary and some views on tonight’s Breach and Tell event….
On 7 September the SCL London Group is holding a meeting – Breach and Tell: new trends in data breach regulation….
Money-saving If the printers don’t work to rule, you should just have time when getting this issue to take advantage of the SCL Conference early-bird offer. This year’s Conference at Bath is only £495 if you book by 11 September. I appreciate that price is hardly the major factor when choosing whether or not to…
Watson Hall Ltd and John Leach Information Security Ltd, working on a project for the ICO, have published a discussion document which is intended to help them create the business case for privacy by design. They seek input on that document….
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The OFT is consulting on the scope of a projected market study that it proposes should include a particular focus on pricing and advertising practices on the Internet. A look at the detail shows that it may have a massive importance for e-commerce….
*Terms and conditions apply. The OFT is to look at misleading advertising and pricing on the Internet. That’s going to be like looking at sky – it’s everywhere….