Lillian Pang and Peter Lee ask some difficult questions about data protection and privacy regulation, the effects of the ‘hoovering-up’ of data by all manner of applications and the extent of the real demand for privacy in the use of technology…
Anya Proops reports on the judgment given on 7 February in the data protection case of Edem v The Information Commissioner and the Financial Services Authority…
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The EU Commission has reported that it has obtained commitments from Google about the ‘comparable display of specialised search rivals’ services…
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Jane Seager explains a new policy development arising from concerns about the use of offensive terms, including those describing serious sexual offences, in domain names registered by Nominet…
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Gareth Dickson explains what the recent CJEU ruling really means, as the Court clarifies when a computer program is not a ‘computer program’. Gareth goes on to consider the practical implications of the limited guidance given by the Court….
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The online games industry has been given two months ‘to get house in order’ following a recent OFT investigation…
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Philip James reflects on the recent High Court judgment that allowed a claim against Google Inc to be brought in proceedings in England and Wales, which (especially in the context of other actions impacting on Google and its ilk) may have much wider implications for privacy and data protection….
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Kirsten Whitfield and Uchechi Okereke examine the health of the US Safe Harbor…
Private investigators have been sentenced for unlawfully obtaining personal data…
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The Information Commissioner’s Office has begun its public consultation on new guidance on data protection and the media….