Blockchain and Identity: a Solution without a Problem?
Lorna Brazell wonders if some blockchain hype has things out of order…
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Intellectual Property
Squaring the Data Retention Circle
Laurence Eastham welcomes the announcement of a forthcoming consultation and suggests that SCL members sharpen their pencils and their intellect so as to respond constructively…
Data Protection: ICO Charges under the GDPR
Laurence Eastham worries about the ICO’s future funding and its capacity to do all that it might need to….
Editorial October/November 2017
Laurence Eastham explains why he broke his own rules, reviews the latest issue and warns of a coming reckoning…
Cases Update October/November 2017
Note: This article was created for the printed magazine.
These are edited versions of some of the cases reported on the SCL site over recent months which are not covered by articles in this edition. Fuller reports are available on the SCL website….
CJEU Ruling on Internet Jurisdiction
Dr Andres Guadamuz reflects on a clarifying ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union on Internet defamation and the forums for proceedings…
Where Standards and Contracts Collide
Mark Bailey sees important lessons for tech lawyers in a case concerning wind farm design defects…
Data Protection: More Article 29 Working Party Guidance – Fines and Transport
The Article 29 Working Party has published guidelines on administrative fines as well as an opinion on data processing in the context of ‘Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems’…
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Is Europe Moving Away from Protecting Online Platforms?
Nick Aries looks at the current state of play on protection from liability for internet intermediaries in light of the recent EU Commission Communication on measures taken by platforms tackling illegal content online….
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Data Protection: Controllers, Processors, Contracts, Liability – the ICO Draft Guidance
Kuan Hon offers a careful analysis and critique of the ICO draft guidance on contracts between controllers and processors…