Almost one in five businesses has unwittingly breached the Data Protection Act at least once according to a survey conducted by the BSI. Of these, nearly half said they had breached the Act on several occasions and an additional 18% said they were not sure whether they had or not. A ‘breach’ could refer to…
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The UK has a notoriously low level of understanding of the politics of the EU and of EU institutions and the way they operate. Monica Horten helps dispel some of the mystery surrounding the links between the Telecoms Package, 3-strikes and Amendment 138 – and explains why it all matters….
Speedy can be good, but it might not leave everyone happy….
This article from Simon Deane-Johns is based on a presentation to the Society for Computers and Law Internet Governance Conference in May 2009. It briefly defines and explains behavioural targeting of Internet advertising, and examines the requirements and issues relating to the consent of the targeted user….
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The giveaway words which show that the e-mail should never have been sent…
Andrew Harbison and Pearse Ryan discuss the topics of data leakage and data compromise. They ask the question: how can leakage and compromise be prevented. If that is not possible, how can their consequences be managed or mitigated?…
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A group of prominent football clubs have made a consolidated application to WIPO to obtain the transfer of domain names. The ruling on the use of consolidated applications is of real importance….
Clive Davies reviews Richard Susskind’s book ‘The End of Lawyers?’…
Colin Hulme and Jennifer Whitehead reflect on enforcement of IPR in a converged world, and recognise its limits….
David Halliday assesses the potential for the current environment to drive parties to existing IT procurement and outsourcing deals to reconsider their position – and where they might end up….