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….
Litigation & DR
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…
E-disclosure: The Wood for the Trees
Charles Holloway considers some of the current areas of controversy surrounding the use of predictive coding. This article is an edited version of a post which appeared recently on the Millnet Smart E-Discovery Blog….
Editorial
Given that the IT industry is, almost by definition, innovative and thirsty for new challenges, it seems somewhat surprising that the ‘new cookies law’ provokes what authors in this issue describe as gasps of horror. It is a surprise partly because the so-called cookies law is not really ‘new’ anymore. It derives from a 2009…
Report of Parliamentary Inquiry into Online Child Protection
A Parliamentary Inquiry has concluded that ISPs need to be more pro-active in encouraging the protection of children from accessing harmful content…
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Internet Libel and Amazon’s Immunity
A recent Internet libel case highlights the extensive reach of ‘immunity’ for information services providers. Laurence Eastham attempts to pick out the more interesting aspects of a 99-paragraph judgment….
E-disclosure: Training Technology
Is predictive coding the saviour of those contemplating a stint down the mineshaft at the e-disclosure coalface, or a toxic gas of diversion. Greg Wildisen shines his Davy lamp on the subject and assures you that your canaries are safe. But the situation remains complicated….
New Zealand’s New Discovery Rules and Electronic Discovery
His Honour Judge David Harvey and Daniel B. Garrie outline the new rules that apply in New Zealand and give an insight into their application in practice…
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The 12 Cs of Cloud Computing: A Culinary Confection
Kuan Hon summarises some fundamentally important elements of cloud computing and clarifies with culinary comparators. Don’t read this article when you are hungry!…
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