Due Diligence in a Cloud Environment
Tania Williams highlights some of the key areas that customers should consider as part of their cloud computing due diligence exercise…
Litigation & DR
Data Subject Access Requests: The Extent of the Obligation
Charles Wynn-Evans and Renzo Marchini report on a recent county court decision on UK data subject access requests. It suggests that an employer’s (or other data controller’s) search for personal data need only be proportionate and that a SAR cannot properly be made for the purposes of actual or contemplated litigation rather than the right to be informed of the processing of personal data….
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The Defamation Bill: A Fair Balance?
The Defamation Bill includes proposals of major interest to many advising web sites and involved in any form of hosting and publishing online. Andrew Tibber looks at the crucial proposals….
Patent Wars
Sometimes so confusing that it might well pertain to a Galaxy far, far away, the ongoing complexities of the litigation over smartphone patents leave many at a loss. John D. McGonagle offers a strategic overview of the smartphone ‘patent wars’…
Monetary Penalty for NHS Trust
An NHS trust has had to pay a monetary penalty of £90,000 for a breach of the Data Protection Act 1998….
Improving the EU’s Proposals for Extra-judicial Consumer Redress
Pablo Cortés outlines the recent proposals for ODR and makes constructive suggestions for improvements which will increase consumer confidence and take-up….
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Queen’s Speech: Communications Data Bill
Some further details on the proposed legislation have become available, and we have initial comments…
First Monetary Penalty for NHS Body
A Welsh health board has become the first NHS organisation to be served a monetary penalty following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act, the Information Commissioner’s Office said on 30 April….
Computer-assisted Review: Reducing Risk for the CPS
People make mistakes. But some operate in areas where mistakes can cause terrible distress. Howard Sklar explains how the use of computer-assisted review might help the CPS cut down on mistakes. It is a lesson which is obviously of much wider application….
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ACTA: EDPS Opinion Warns of Dangers
ACTA’s measures to enforce IP rights in the digital environment could threaten privacy and data protection if not properly implemented according to the European Data Protection Supervisor…