It has been announced that the Royal Free NHS Trust has disclosed patient health data to Big Data company DeepMind, owned by Google. DeepMind and similar companies are seeking to expand BigData commercial applications, products and services into the hospital (and home) health markets. Dr Paul Lambert considers some of the data protection issues….
Whatever the doubts, getting the introduction and implementation of ODR right is crucial and standing on the side-lines criticising won’t assist. But it can only be a help to the many if we look hard at the expensive support that has to go with it…
Bojana Bellamy and Markus Heyder consider the role that the concept of enhanced accountability can play in creating a sustainable data-driven economy and information society. Bojana is one of the speakers at the IFCLA Conference on the topic ‘Data Protection – Compliance in a Heavily Regulated Environment’…
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Lucie Audibert won the SCL Student Essay Prize 2016 with this piece addressing the question: To what extent should the functionality, as opposed to the source code, of computer programs be protected by copyright….
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Pearse Ryan and Shane McCarthy consider recent policy and strategy level developments in the cyber security sphere in Ireland….
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James Murray reports on a recent High Court judgment that allowed a subject access request even though it was alleged to be aimed at seeking a litigation advantage….
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The EU Commission has launched a public consultation on the evaluation and review of the ePrivacy Directive…
Justin Harrington offers a detailed and thorough analysis of the law on service credits, including a considered look at the effect of the Supreme Court decision in Cavendish Square/Beavis…
Katharine Lammiman reports on the latest event in the Foundations of IT Law series (Module 4- Cycle 2), which was held on 17 March 2016 and hosted by Olswang LLP…
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Vicky Butterworth looks at a High Court judgment that includes some helpful guidance for brand owners complaining about a domain name…
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