Phoebe Whitlock was present when Microsoft’s Brad Smith gave the Geneva Lecture in November and promoted the view that cybersecurity needs to be a cause for our time. She reports and reflects on the event….
Laurence Eastham worries about the ICO’s future funding and its capacity to do all that it might need to….
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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….
Lorraine Chimbga reflects on a thought-provoking session which explored the issues surrounding sextech and which raised fundamental questions about the type of society we are moulding….
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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According to the EU Commission the first review of the Privacy Shield shows it works but implementation can be improved…
Phoebe Whitlock reviews the UK’s cybercrime strategies and suggest areas for improvement…
The SCL Better Contracts Initiative team makes a plea for your views on improving dispute resolution procedures in IT contracts…
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In these uncertain times, Rosemary Jay offers her expert view on one of the crucial post-Brexit issues. It is a long read but worth it….
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Oliver Butler looks with some suspicion at clause 15 of the Data Protection Bill and its potential effect on public authority powers to process personal data. He asks if the clause is an attempt to resurrect clause 152 of the Coroners and Justice Bill 2009…
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