Google’s Got Better says ICO
Google Inc. has taken reasonable steps to improve its privacy policies, the Information Commissioner’s Office has said, following an audit at the Google’s London office….
Privacy & Data Protection
Freedom of Information, in 140 characters or less
The unstoppable march of Twitter continues. Users can now make FOI requests….
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Walking Away Revisited
Paul Gershlick and Simon Weinberg consider the High Court judgment in AstraZeneca v Albermarle, which considered deliberate breach of unprofitable contracts and looked hard at NetTV v MARHedge. The judgment also touches on the right of first refusal and whether rights are waived while negotiating following material breach and is an example of a very narrow interpretation of a limit on liability clause….
Promoting Spectrum Trading
In light of two key changes to the spectrum trading regime, Anthony Day and Mike Conradi ask:- Will the market now flourish?…
NLA v Meltwater: Court of Appeal Judgment Handed Down
The Court of Appeal has given judgment in this case. The verdict: a win for the NLA and the newspapers….
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The Irresistible Force Meets the Immovable Object
Gawie Nienaber and John Yates assess the impact of the Cloud on the traditional IT business model…
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Looking after the Basics
We all need to remind ourselves from time to time about key skills that we take for granted…
Consent: Article 29 Working Party Opinion
The Article 29 Working Party has published a new opinion offering ‘a thorough analysis of the concept of consent as currently used in the Data Protection Directive and in the e-Privacy Directive’…
Digital Agenda: Breach Notification Consultation
The EU Commission is consulting on possible rules for notifying personal data breaches…
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L’Oréal v eBay: ECJ Judgment
The Court of Justice of the European Union has given judgment in the long-standing dispute between L’Oréal (and various subsidiaries) and eBay (and some of the sellers on eBay), concerning the sale, without L’Oréal’s consent, of L’Oréal products on the online marketplace operated by eBay. It is bad news for eBay but it may have much wider implications….