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Processing Anonymous Data

April 30, 1998

It was generally assumed that data which did not identify individuals fell outside the scope of the Data Protection Act 1998 and therefore the restrictions imposed on the use of “personal data” did not apply. However, recent legal guidance issued by the UK Information Commissioner has thrown this into doubt. Partner Nigel Wildish and assistant Marcus Turle, of the IT & E-commerce group at City law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse, discuss why data controllers may have to rethink how anonymous data are handled….

Privacy and Data Sharing Implications of E-government: An Analysis of the PIU Report

April 30, 1998

Last April the Performance and Innovation Unit, one of Whitehall’s most influential bodies, produced a report entitled “Privacy and data-sharing, the way forward for public services” (PIU report). The report took two years to write and its aim was to provide a ‘new strategic approach’ to the use of personal data held by the public sector. But there are some significant limitations in the report, not least poor analysis of the legal issues. Sarah Williams of Masons feels that questions remain about how the exchange of information can be justified and what the implications for privacy rights will be….

Reversal of UDRP Decisions in South Africa

April 30, 1998

Domain names continue to be a fertile ground for disputes. Although this article focuses on South African laws, some of Dr Gerrie Ebersöhn’s analysis on UDRP decisions on domain names is of much wider application….

What Every Technology Lawyer Needs to Know about IT Security

April 30, 1998

Kit Burden explains why IT security matters, or should matter….

Transcript of SCL’s 30th Anniversary Lecture by Richard Christou

April 30, 1998

This is the edited transcript of Richard Christou’s lecture on the occasion of the SCL’s 30th Anniversary….

Can OFCOM achieve the wireless balancing act?

April 30, 1998

A look at “harmonised flexibility” and some practical implications for UK spectrum users from Simon Muys…

The Conversion of Sex.com

April 30, 1998

What may turn out to be a milestone in legal thinking about the Internet is currently awaiting decision by the California Supreme Court. It concerns the rights to “sex.com”, the domain name for a Web site offering links to a variety of sex-related online services. David Marchese explains the background to the case, which is not unsurprisingly murky. He feels that it is the ingenuity of those involved in the case that raises wider issues about how the information society and the law interact….

UK – Outsourcing Settlement Terms Revealed In Full under FOIA

April 30, 1998

Richard Cumbley and Peter Church report and comment on the collision between traditional outsourcing settlement confidentiality and the new freedom of information regime….

From the Editor’s Chair

April 30, 1998

Earlier this month, the news broke that access could be gainedto a development version of the Statute Law Database. You can apply for access(see below) and I would certainly encourage you to do so. It is probablyinappropriate to review publicly what remains work in progress, but it is timeto focus on the future use of…

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