Ofcom Report on Internet Safety Measures
Ofcom has published its report on progress on measures designed to protect children from ‘harmful content’ when using the Internet…
Litigation & DR
SCL Event Report: Foundations of IT Law Programme – Module 5: Risk, Cyber-threat and Computer Misuse
Laura Bruin reports on the fifth module in SCL’s Foundation of IT Law, which took place on 2 July 2014…
In-app Purchases: Google is Teacher’s Pet and Apple is on the Naughty Step
The European Commission reports on progress, and the lack of it, in improving transparency on in-app purchases in online games. Reads like an end-of term report…
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Tiptoeing Through the Online Jungle: The Media’s Need for Guidance
Justin Dear offers some guidelines of general application that may help those working in the media decide when it is legal and acceptable to publish photographs online…
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Facebook Experiment: Justified Outrage
Filtering news and manipulating moods and emotions? Yep, that’s me. And probably lots of you too….
Dangers of Outsourcing by Regulated Entities
Pearse Ryan, Rob Cain and Emma Dunne recount a cautionary tale that arises from the Central Bank of Ireland’s recent imposition of a fine on an insurer for breaches of consumer protection legislation…
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Crypto-currencies and the Law – The Irish Position
Pearse Ryan, Rob Cain and Emma Dunne review the developments on crypto-currencies like Bitcoin which are of relevance in Ireland…
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‘Big Data’: Here to Stay…. But What is it?
Lillian Pang aims to shine a floodlight on Big Data…
Computer Misuse Amendments
The announcement in the Queen’s Speech about changes to combat computer crime is given flesh in the new Serious Crime Bill…
Pass the Word: What recourse do consumers have when their passwords are compromised?
Inspired by the recent call to change eBay passwords, Mark Weston reflects on the remedies available to users, and the absence of real remedies…
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