Privacy & Data Protection
T-Mobile Data Sold Illegally
On 17 November, the ICO published a press release which revealed the illegal sale of mobile phone customers’ records. T-Mobile has since responded….
Lessons from T-Mobile
Data protection is again in the national headlines. What will be the lasting lessons of the T-Mobile data story? I fear it might be ‘don’t tell teacher’….
Beyond My Jurisdiction
IT law raises special jurisdictional problems and the smaller jurisdictions in these isles have it toughest of all….
Guinness World Record Attempt?
Are the Ministry of Justice seeking an entry in the famous book?…
Data Protection: Civil Monetary Penalties
Consultation has begun as to the appropriate maximum amount that the ICO should be able to levy by way of a civil monetary penalty….
EU Telecoms Reform
Mike Conradi explains that agreement on EU Telecoms Reform is near to finalisation and describes the key changes which it will introduce…
More Questions than Answers: L’Oréal v eBay
The questions which have been referred to the European Court of Justice in L’Oréal v eBay have now been published….
EU Telecoms Package Approved
The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers reached an agreement on the EU Telecoms Reform on 5 November….
Displease Sir: Teacher Rating Legality
Andreas Rühmkorf reports and comments on a landmark decision of the German Federal Court of Justice on the legality of a teacher rating web site….