More Questions than Answers: L’Oréal v eBay
The questions which have been referred to the European Court of Justice in L’Oréal v eBay have now been published….
Litigation & DR
UK Privacy Protection Inadequate: EU to Issue Reasoned Opinion
The EU Commission is to step up the pressure on the UK with a further stage in legal action over privacy and personal data protection…
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Cheryl Cole, Peter Mandelson and Kindle
The naked truth is that enforcement and adaptation have to go hand-in-hand….
Disclosure Duties and Penalties
In Earles v Barclays Bank plc [2009] EWHC 1 (Mercantile) HHJ Simon Brown QC, a judge with a well deserved reputation for knowing about e-disclosure, has made a number of comments on the failures of the Bank in respect of disclosure and includes considerable criticism of the legal team representing them. The relatively complex claim…
Internet Libel: The Times Must Keep A’Changin
A High Court ruling on the Reynolds defence to libel proceedings highlights the importance of making online versions of published articles fit with later developments…
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PNC: Police Can Keep All Data
The Court of Appeal has overruled the Information Tribunal and held that the Police National Computer (PNC) can hold all the data that the police deem necessary….
Dartmoor’s E-wing
They are thinking of sending more data protection offenders to jail. Is the extra porridge really a good idea?…
OFT Focuses on Online Advertising and Pricing
The OFT has launched market studies into advertising and pricing practices. They include a particulalry close look at online targeting of advertising and potentially misleading pricing practices….
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Disclosure Duties and Penalties
Laurence Eastham reports on an interesting judgment in the Mercantile Court which highlights the importance of getting disclosure right, and the costs penalty that might apply if you get it wrong….
SNS Privacy Practices: Canada, the EU and Beyond
Following the recent thorough review of Facebook’s privacy practices by the Canadian Privacy Commissioner and the Article 29 Working Party Opinion affecting social networking providers, the climate has changed. Philip James looks at both developments and considers their implications for privacy policies affecting social networking sites….
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