The European Data Protection Supervisor has adopted an Opinion which is critical of the Data Retention Directive. His evaluation conflicts with that of the EU Commission and suggests that the Directive does not meet privacy and data protection requirements…
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A personal injury worker has been prosecuted for illegally obtaining patients’ details….
Michael Harvey offers a challenging view, from an in-house IT lawyer’s perspective, on service levels and service credits. His article provides a valuable insight for those involved in outsourcing contracts, whether acting for customers or suppliers. These are the views of the author and not necessarily those of his company….
Big brother is watching you – do you care?…
Nobody doubted that geolocation data was subject to data protection restrictions but the level of consent that the Article 29 Working Party think is required might be something of a shock….
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Digital Opportunity, the report from the review group chaired by Professor Ian Hargreaves, has now been published….
Andrew Horrocks and Benjamin Craven draw lessons from the Media CAT debacle…
Stephen Smith and Andrew Hobson review the state of play in a battle that will affect what you read and how – and how much you pay for it. A version of this article first appeared in Competition Law Insight, 3 May 2011…
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The ICO does not seem that bothered about enforcing the new rules on cookies….
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has now issued its proposals to implement the amendments to the EU Telecoms Framework, including controversial new rules on the use of cookies. These proposals have been followed by new guidance from the Information Commissioner and a further open letter from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Richard Cumbley and Peter Church explain how the new rules suggest a flexible approach to consent (but not yet through the use of browser settings)….