ICO Consultation on Privacy Impact Assessments Code
The Information Commissioner’s Office has begun a consultation on the Conducting privacy impact assessments code of practice…
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Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Good Faith in Commercial Contracts: Swimming Against the Tide
Iain Munro considers the implications of the Court of Appeal decision in Compass Group v Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust and the judgment’s effect on interpretation of IT contracts…
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Monetary Penalty for Bank of Scotland
The Bank of Scotland has been issued with a monetary penalty by the Information Commissioner’s Office after a series of faxes were sent to wrong numbers over a three-year period…
Employee Misuse of LinkedIn Contacts
Stephen Musgrave looks at a High Court judgment that resulted in an injunction being granted to restrain ex-employees from using LinkedIn contacts…
Understanding the Global Risk of Cybercrime
Stewart James seeks to widen awareness of cybercrime issues and counsels the need to consider the real threat cybercrime poses when advising business clients…
Virtual Currencies
Mark Taylor, Rachel Savary and Ben Regnard-Weinrabe clear some of the fog that surrounds the virtual currency concept, explore what regulation might apply to virtual currencies and pay special attention to Bitcoin….
Book Review: Data Protection Law & Practice
Kuan Hon reviews the latest edition of Data Protection Law & Practice by Rosemary Jay (4th edition (2012), Sweet & Maxwell (hardcover), £245)…
Royston’s Ring of CCTV Steel
The Information Commissioner’s Office states that the police’s use of a ‘ring of steel’ is disproportionate and must be reviewed…
Proposals to Restrict IT Suppliers Terminating on Customer Insolvency
Sanjana Sagoo examines the latest proposals for protecting from the effect insolvency may have on IT supplies…
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Latest Monetary Penalty: Failure to Destroy
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined NHS Surrey for failing to check the destruction of old computers…