RePhormed ICO Statement
The ICO has amended and reissued its statement on Phorm so as to deal with a wider range of Phorm-related issues. The debate continues….
Privacy & Data Protection
The Art of Dispute Resolution in China
One of the many sayings of Confucius is ‘In death avoid hell – in life avoid the courts’. Adrian Hughes QC reflects on the complexity of dispute resolution in China and gives practical insight for those trading and contracting in China.’…
Data Protection and Search Engines
The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has published its Opinion on data protection issues related to search engines…
Copyright in Look and Feel: The Last Shot in the Locker?
Richard Morgan wonders whether one approach to ‘look and feel’ has been neglected….
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Latest Phorm
On 4 April, the ICO released a statement on Phorm and the IFPR’s call to investigate the controversial use of its technology by ISPs. But there is still ongoing criticism of the system…
CSA v SIC: House of Lords Arguments Completed
The House of Lords completed hearing arguments on Wednesday 3 April in a case which will result in a landmark decision likely to have wide ranging implications for all public authorities and businesses and other organisations who hold and process information about living individuals, which is personal data….
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ICO Guidance on Data Security Breach Management
The ICO has issued new guidance which sets out some of the things an organisation needs to consider in the event of a security breach….
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Terminal 5 and Data Protection
It is understandable that the focus has been on cancelled flights and loading chaos but the initial plan for fingerprinting at Terminal 5 remains important. We outline the basic facts, set out the Privacy International complaint and ask Beverley Whittaker of Stevens & Bolton ‘Is it legal?’…
Monitoring Employee Internet Use
Michael Bradshaw looks at how far an employer can go in monitoring its employees’ use of the Internet and particular Web sites….
Litigation Readiness: Prevention Better than Cure
Documents coming out of your ears? Disclosure and compliance a problem? Andrew Haslam looks at the documentary equivalent of preventative medicine….
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