CCTV and Privacy
The ICO has forced a CCTV web site Internet Eyes to make changes following privacy concerns…
Litigation & DR
Geo-location
Cynthia O’Donoghue and Nick Tyler review the Article 29 Working Party Opinion 13/2011 on geo-location services on smart mobile devices. They also ask: where do we go from here?…
Whipping the Chair Away
I found myself thinking the unthinkable today. What if there were no BAILII?…
EDPS Gives Data Retention Directive the Thumbs Down
The European Data Protection Supervisor has adopted an Opinion which is critical of the Data Retention Directive. His evaluation conflicts with that of the EU Commission and suggests that the Directive does not meet privacy and data protection requirements…
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Hargreaves Review Published
Digital Opportunity, the report from the review group chaired by Professor Ian Hargreaves, has now been published….
Copycats? The Pitfalls of P2P Allegations
Andrew Horrocks and Benjamin Craven draw lessons from the Media CAT debacle…
Hand in the Cookie Jar? Never Mind.
The ICO does not seem that bothered about enforcing the new rules on cookies….
Code of Practice on Data Sharing Launched
A new statutory code of practice designed to help businesses and public sector bodies share people’s personal information appropriately was published by the Information Commissioner’s Office on 11 May….
Cookie Confusion and Clarifications
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has now issued its proposals to implement the amendments to the EU Telecoms Framework, including controversial new rules on the use of cookies. These proposals have been followed by new guidance from the Information Commissioner and a further open letter from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Richard Cumbley and Peter Church explain how the new rules suggest a flexible approach to consent (but not yet through the use of browser settings)….
Cookies Regulations and Advice Published
Advice on how UK businesses and organisations can comply with the ‘new EU law on the use of cookies technology’ was published by the Information Commissioner’s Office on 9 May. The relevant regulations and another SI are also now available….