Predictions 2017 – Tech and More
A selection of predictions covering technical issues and developments affecting lawyers and the wider world…
Cybersecurity
Predictions 2017.6 – Richard Stephens
Richard Stephens worries about the cloud and security in 2017…
Predictions 2017.3 – Charles Christian
In a week of data breaches (and what week isn’t?), Charles Christian offers his thoughts on the 2017 priority…
The Ins and Outs of Geoblocking
Graham Smith gave a primer on Internet jurisdiction at the Tech Law Futures Conference in November. His slides for that presentation are available below. This article reflects one of the issues he covered in that presentation…
Ghost of Tech Law Past
Laurence Eastham gave one of the presentations at the SCL Tech Law Futures Conference on 10 November. This is his attempt to reflect that talk…
Protecting Privacy Online: GDPR and e-Privacy Directive Revisited
Agnieszka Jablonowska considers the role of data in the digital economy, focusing on the input from the BEUC, the EDPS and the Article 29 Working Party on the review of the e-Privacy Directive…
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Payment Card Digital Security Changes
Pearse Ryan, Andrew Harbison and Anne O’Donovan guide you through recent changes to the PCI Digital Security Standard which reflect learning from large-scale hacking attempts…
GDPR Conundrums: Processing Special Categories of Data
Lokke Moerel analyses the GDP’s provisions dealing with special categories of data and the crucial ambiguity surrounding when supervisory authorities need to be consulted…
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SCL Event Report: Foundations of IT Law – Risk, Cyber and Computer Misuse
Quentin Tannock reports on the latest event in the Foundations of IT Law series (Module 7 – Cycle 2), held on 14 September 2016 and hosted by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (Europe) LLP….
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McFadden: Free Wifi, Liability and Passwords
The operator of a shop who offers a wi-fi network free of charge to the public is not liable for copyright infringements committed by users of that network. However, the CJEU suggests that an operator may be required to password-protect its network in order to bring an end to, or prevent, such infringements….
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