Latest ECJ Ruling on Data Protection
The European Court of Justice has given judgment in College van burgemeester en wethouders van Rotterdam v M.E.E. Rijkeboer, a reference on Article 12 of Directive 95/46 (rights of access)…
Privacy & Data Protection
Editorial
In the last few weeks, I have resolved on a number of occasions to cover a new development on the SCL Web site or to note it in the Editor’s Blog, only to find that it has become so widely covered in mainstream media that there seems at first glance to be nothing for a…
Communications Data Collection and Storage
The Home Office has published a consultation paper on the collection and storage of communications data. Views on the proposals outlined are sought by 20 July….
You’ll Be Sick and Sorry Later
The latest government proposals on data retention and storage remind me of ice cream, poor parenting and children…
Data Protection: Missing the Bigger Issue
In this opinion piece, Ian McDougall explains why he believes that the focus on data disasters and the technicalities of processing are obscuring the vision we need for a new way forward for data protection….
ICO Ruling on Street View
As anticipated, the Information Commissioner’s Office has given Google’s Street View the all-clear….
Hurrah for the ICO
The ICO have gained some street cred in dealing with Street View. But does it get two cheers or three?…
The Sinking of Pirate Bay
Nick McDonald believes that the decision by a Swedish court to convict Frederik Neij, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Carl Lundstrom and Peter Sunde of assisting making available copyrighted content’ is potentially significant, but that caution needs to shown in immediately suggesting it will have wider effect….
Phorm: It All Hits the EC Phan
The European Commission announced on 14 April that it is to bring proceedings against the UK arising from trials of the Phorm behavioural advertising technology by UK ISPs….
Death of Phorm: Greatly Exaggerated
First thoughts on the European Commission’s Move to bring infringement proceedings…