As the EU and US debate sharing of airline passenger information, Stewart Baker, Maury Shenk, Kees Kuilwijk, Winnie Chang and Daniel Mah of Steptoe & Johnson examine the special circumstances and the extent to which sophisticated anonymisation techniques can resolve some of the most difficult conflicts between privacy and security….
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Whether viewed as a spy in your shopping or just a security device, RFID tags have made the headlines. Alexander Brown explains the technology, the general concerns and the law….
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VIPER, the new video ID parade system launched in March by Home Secretary David Blunkett, has been described as the largest video editing facility in the world. Andy Hogben of Quadrant Visual Solutions, one of the original members of the ‘VIPER’s nest’ which developed the system for West Yorkshire Police, describes the technological hurdles which were overcome during the groundbreaking eight-year project….
Richard Harrison of Laytons, one of this year’s judges, reviews the event….
Robin Fry looks at the bizarre basis for a recent US case on e-mail, Intel v Hamidi….
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As Neil Cameron puts it ‘I had promised you, the readers, and the Editor, a follow-up to my initial review of Microsoft Windows XP. And you will get it – I promise. However, my attention has been diverted by the new Jornada 568 running Pocket Windows 2002; and so that is what you get this month. This review was entirely written in what passes for my handwriting on a Jornada 568 Pocket PC – graphics were added later.’…
Members of the Society for Computers and Law, at the invitation of Lord Saville, travelled to Londonderry recently for a day out at the Bloody Sunday Inquiry. Justin McKenna reports on the experience….
Brigitte Zammitt reviews Ian Lloyd’s book, Legal Aspects of the Information Society (Butterworths), and reviews the topics covered in the book….
Richard Harrison of Laytons reports on the SCL Award 2001…
The final stage of the SCL Award 2001 process has now been reached. The nominations have been considered and the finalists have been selected. Laurence Eastham describes the runners who enter the final straight….