The Right to be Forgotten – In Everyone’s Interests
Paul Lambert writes about the positive side of the right to be forgotten and the dangers of diluting the right…
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Cybersecurity
EU Cybersecurity Strategy and Directive
The EU Commission has given details of its cybersecurity plan, designed ‘to protect open internet and online freedom and opportunity’…
Sony Monetary Penalty
As has been widely reported, Sony has received a monetary penalty following a hacking attack which led to a leak of customer information. Details and comment below….
The DigiNotar Case: Internet Security is No Abstract Matter
Nico van Eijk, a presenter at the SCL Forum 2012, relates a story that illustrates the dangers associated with digital certificates and suggests improvements to the relevant regime….
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Cybercrime in Ireland – Recent Legislative Developments
Pearse Ryan, Claire O’Brien and Andrew Harbison outline and comment on the new legislation in Ireland which aims to target white collar crime and cybercrime in particular…
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Predictions 2013 and Beyond: IT Lawyers
A set of predictions, mainly from practising IT lawyers but with a few academics too, which range widely but include predictions on the developments expected in IT law….
Predictions 2013, and beyond: Part 10, CMS Cameron McKenna
Just as we started with a set of predictions from one firm (DLA Piper), we are closing (probably) with a set from lawyers at CMS Cameron McKenna LLP. Even if you are fed up with predictions by now, it is worth making an effort for this set of perceptive forecasts that go outside our normal comfort zone….
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Certainty in the Cloud
Steve Ross tells us what issues business want dealt with in the European Commission’s standardised terms and conditions for cloud services, and why….
European Data Protection Regulation of Cloud Services – a Pan-European Comparison
Faye Weedon reports on the SCL Seminar held on 3 December that reflected a wide range of different European perspectives…
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SCL Meeting Report: Question Time
James Taylor reports on the first SCL Question Time – “Industry Interrogates Private Practice”, which took place on 13 November…