Cyber is a business risk like any other
In our latest cybersecurity post, Peter Yapp explains why Cyber Security Risk should be considered a business risk like any other – not “an IT problem’….
Miscellaneous
High Court upholds trade secrets injunction over battery separators
Decision appears to be the first UK court decision providing interim relief under the Trade Secrets Regulations…
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SCL webinar: “The Privacy Shield is dead. Long live….what?”
Chair:David Chaplin, SCL Editor Speakers:Renzo Marchini, Partner, Privacy, Security and Information Group, FieldfisherFlorian Tannen, Partner, Baker McKenzie, MunichKatalina Bateman, Counsel, IP, Tech & Data Group, Reed Smith LLPJanet Lane, Privacy Counsel, Refinitiv The CJEU decision this week in the latest Schrems case against Facebook has seen them decide that the current Privacy Shield arrangements are…
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South Wales Police use of facial recognition technology was proportionate rules Court of Appeal
Though the court found that their DPIA and consideration of discriminatory effect was lacking, and that the interference in Article 8 rights was not in accordance with the law, South Wales Police have indicated that they do not intend to appeal….
The real-world effects of ‘fake news’ – and how to quantify them
The spread of anti-vaccination misinformation on social media, (and its implications for public health and the global fight against COVID-19) is a textbook example of how misinformation can have serious real world effects particularly while we tackle the virus. In advance of a webinar for SCL in September looking at causation in civil cases, a team of economists and data experts from FTI Consulting explain how social media data, artificial intelligence and traditional statistical analysis can be deployed – together – to examine important questions of causation arising from ‘fake news’….
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Ofcom issues discussion paper on personalised pricing for communications
Paper discusses benefits and risks of personalised pricing for consumers….
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Ofcom issues consultation on Open Communications
Ofcom says that data and innovation should work in the interests of consumers in communications markets….
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European Commission investigates proposed acquisition of Fitbit by Google
Google’s commitment to create data silo insufficient to address Commission’s initial concerns….
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Home Office to change “visa-streaming” algorithm
Home Office will now carry out data protection and equality impact assessments on its replacement….
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The Future of Courts by Professor Richard Susskind
In the middle of March 2020, court buildings around the world began to close in response to the rapid spread of a newly identified coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 (the “virus”). Within days, alternative ways of delivering court service were put in place in many jurisdictions. The uptake of various technologies, especially video, was accelerated in the justice…
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