EDPS Opinion on Cloud Computing
The EDPS has adopted an opinion which expresses his concern that responsibility for data protection and privacy in the Cloud should not be ‘up in the air’…
Litigation & DR
Boldness Be My Friend – A Year On
At the SCL Forum in September, Graham Smith spoke about the regulation of the Internet and what he saw as the best way forward. This article is an edited version of the views expressed in that talk. These are his personal views, not attributable to his law firm or to any client. A series of articles arising from the Forum will be published in the New Year – this one is very much for now as Leveson looms and decisions on the Communications Bill and social media prosecutions are considered….
Roger Bickerstaff: SCL’s New Chair
Roger Bickerstaff has taken over as the SCL Chair after almost six years as a Trustee of SCL. SCL has new trustees too….
Monetary Penalty for Data Inaccuracy
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a monetary penalty for data inaccuracy, the first such penalty to relate to faults in data handling beyond the confines of simple data loss…
Data Protection Reform: House of Commons Justice Committee’s View
The EU Commission’s proposals to update data protection laws are too prescriptive, according to a new Report by the Justice Select Committee….
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Cyber-torts and Jurisdiction
Christelle Coslin and Pauline Blondet cover some recent developments concerning the jurisdiction of the courts over torts allegedly committed on the Internet…
Case Compilation
Laurence Eastham brings together a few recent rulings of relevance to IT lawyers, covering topics as diverse as domain names, advertising standards and criminal procedure….
SCL Policy Forum Report: Computer and Communications Law Reform
Jaani Riordan reports on the annual SCL Policy Forum which took place on 13 and 14 September at the offices of Herbert Smith, London. Podcasts of most of the presentations at the Forum are now available on the SCL web site….
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SCL Media Group Seminar Report: Intermediary Liability
Frania Cooper reports on the meeting of the SCL Media Group on 10 October which focused on intermediary liability…
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Book(-like Thing) Review(ish)
Sort of a review of Predictive Coding for Dummies- a publication about eDiscovery…