ICO Consults on Regulatory Action Policy
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published a draft regulatory action policy and seeks views on it in the period to 28 June….
Privacy & Data Protection
Software Lock and Injunction Refusal
An intriguing High Court judgment on an application for an injunction requiring a software supplier to provide access to business software from which the customer was locked out following an alleged breach of contract…
Editorial – April/May 2018
Laurence Eastham wants to see a constructive reaction to the current data protection fever to combat dangers that may arise once that fever has subsided….
IFCLA Conference 2018
The 2018 IFCLA Conference, with the title ‘The Next Tech Law Revolution’, takes place in Paris on 7-8 June. Marie Hélène Tonnellier, President of IFCLA, was asked three questions about the 2018 Conference and these are her responses….
The ‘Right to be Forgotten’ Ruling: High Court Judgment on Delisting
Iain Wilson gives us his in-depth analysis of NT1 and NT2 v Google Inc, where the delisting of search engine results was sought and which provides the first English decision on the so-called ‘right to be forgotten’…
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Legal DC: AI by Any Other Name
Alex G Smith asks if we should stop using the AI acronym and use something else in LegalAI…
Consent: The Double-edged Sword and the Progression towards Other Legal Bases for Processing
As GDPR D-day approaches, Katie Simmonds and JP Buckley highlight the dangers of focusing on consent as a basis for processing…
GDPR is for life not just the 25th of May
SCL Chair Mark O’Conor reflects on an upcoming event and an ongoing mission…
WP29 Updated Guidance on Consent
Neil Brown reflects on updated guidance on consent, which was issued by the Article 29 Working Party in April 2018…
Article 29 Working Party Guidelines on Consent
The Working Party has published its revised guidelines…
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