Cloud and Other Digital Services Providers – Security & Incident Notification Obligations under the UK NIS Regulations, and GDPR comparison
Dr W Kuan Hon explains the impact of the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018…
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The New European Electronic Communications Code
Mike Conradi brings us up to date on developments with the proposed EU Code, highlighting the main features of the new Code…
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Can Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology Increase Privacy Protection?
There is a widely held view that blockchain and the GDPR may be incompatible. Ben Gibson suggests an approach that would increase privacy protection by virtue of the use of zero-knowledge protocols in the context of distributed ledger technology…
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Google Fine for Android Dominance Actions
The EU Commission has fined Google €4.34 billion ‘for illegal practices regarding Android mobile devices to strengthen dominance of Google’s search engine’…
Time to get Technical? Revolutionizing the (Deplorable?) System of Internet Governance
This entry to the SCL Student Essay Prize earned Viraj Ananth the runner-up spot. It is a challenging and original take on the set question, which concerned the relative importance of law and ISP action in enforcement on the Internet….
ICO intends to fine Facebook £500,000 and calls for statutory Code of Practice to regulate use of personal information in political campaigning
Notice of intent and recommendations published in the light of preliminary findings in the Facebook / Cambridge Analytica investigation…
SCL Student Essay Prize Winning Entry: Is Law or ISP Action Key to Internet Enforcement?
This is the essay which won the SCL Student Essay Prize for 2018 for Alvin Cheung on the set topic ‘Are state legislation and case law, or Internet Service Provider action, more important to the enforcement of rules on Internet users? Discuss with respect to key internet platforms’ Terms of Service and privacy policies.’…
SCL Student Essay Prize Winner Announced
The winner of this year’s SCL Student Essay Prize is Alvin Cheung. The runner-up is Viraj Ananth….
Data Protection Charges: Review of Exemptions
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport is holding a public consultation as part of a review of the exemptions from paying charges to the Information Commissioner’s Office…
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Book Review: IT Contracts and Dispute Management
Laurence Eastham reviews this book from Steven Baker, Lawrence Akka QC and Rachel Glass…
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