Suffer the Little Children…The Supremes, the Internet and PJS
Robin Callender Smith picks his way carefully through the celebrity/privacy minefield…
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Litigation & DR
A Shifting Cybersecurity Landscape: Coming Changes and Perils
Aravind Swaminathan, Kolvin Stone and Christian Schröder warn of the dangers and suggest strategies to adopt. Aravind is one of the speakers at the IFCLA Conference on the topic ‘Cybersecurity’…
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EDPS Opinion on Privacy Shield
According to the European Data Protection Supervisor, the Privacy Shield that is intended to underpin data transfers to the USA is not adequate and a more robust and sustainable solution needed…
Book Review: Gringras: The Laws of the Internet
Annabelle Gold-Caution reviews the Fourth Edition of Gringras: The Laws of the Internet by Dr Paul Lambert, ISBN: 9781847668943 Pub date: January 2016 Format: Hardback Extent: 672pp Price: £175. Also available in epub and pdf formats at £169.99…
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DSM: Proposals for New E-commerce Rules
The European Commission has moved one stage on in its proposals for the Digital Single Market (DSM) and published its latest proposals…
Is Big Data Ignoring the Rules?
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….
From Reservation to Resolution on ODR: A Plea for Resources on Guidance and Information
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…
Protecting Privacy in a World of Big Data: The Role of Enhanced Accountability
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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Computer Program Functionality and Copyright
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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Ireland: Recent Developments in the National Cyber Security Sphere
Pearse Ryan and Shane McCarthy consider recent policy and strategy level developments in the cyber security sphere in Ireland….
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