EDPS Opinion on ePrivacy Regulation
In his Opinion, the EDPS has called for strong and smart new rules to protect confidentiality of communications…
Privacy & Data Protection
Data Protection Consultations: Make Some Noise
Two consultations have been published that offer great opportunities for those involved in data protection issues to help shape policy…
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Countdown to GDPR: Call for Contributions
The clock is ticking. We are getting more guidance by the month, but there is still room for lots more clarity. Laurence Eastham is looking to SCL members to add real insight….
Article 29 Working Party Opinion on the Proposed ePrivacy Regulation
The Article 29 Working Party has welcomed the proposal for a new ePrivacy Regulation but it is a welcome laced with ‘grave concerns’…
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Pihl v Sweden: Liability for Comments
Dirk Voorhoof recounts the facts and judgment in Pihl and comments on the findings of the European Court of Human Rights and the potential for restrictions on internet freedoms…
Don’t argos.com it, argos.co.uk it
Richard Ferguson looks at a recent High Court dispute surrounding the use of the Argos domain name and the complications that the use of a common trading name might create…
Algorithms and the Rule of Law
Rónán Kennedy explores fundamental issues surrounding the use of algorithms…
AI and DP
Laurence Eastham offers a guarded welcome to a lengthy discussion paper from the ICO…
Privacy and mHealth Apps: EU Draft Code of Conduct
Pearse Ryan, Colin Rooney and Hugh McCarthy take a careful look at the key features of the European Commission’s draft code of conduct on privacy for mobile health applications…
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Company Registers and the ‘Right to be Forgotten’
The CJEU has given judgment in a case where an applicant sought to have information in a companies register held by a Chamber of Commerce anonymised…
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