Image Rights and Privacy
Louise Turner asks if the Weller case has created an image right in relation to the facial expressions of children…
Privacy & Data Protection
Google Glass: Issues for Wearers
Neil Cameron looks at some of the legal and practical issues that arise from using Google Glass in the real world…
Care Data: the Pros
Martin Hoskins explains why the care data initiative is useful – a life saver – and worth the slight risks to privacy that it may bring with it…
Care Data: the Cons
Jon Baines explains the dangers and potential unlawful nature of the care data initiative, which he sees as a massive threat to fundamental rights of privacy….
Google Spain: A Question of (Lack of) Balance
Steve Peers believes that the CJEU’s Google Spain judgment fails to balance privacy and freedom of expression…
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Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s Annual Report 2013
John O’Connor reports on the latest report from the Irish Data Protection Commissioner…
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Google Spain: A Search Engine Liability Explosion?
The CJEU has ruled that an Internet search engine operator can be responsible for the processing that it carries out of personal data which appears on web pages published by third parties. This may be the practical embodiment of the ‘right to be forgotten’. The case also provides important new guidance on jurisdictional issues and the scope of EU data protection….
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IFCLA Conference in Antwerp
There is still time to register for the IFCLA Conference in Antwerp on 5th and 6th June…
Consumer Contracts: the New Regulations
Renzo Marchini and Dylan Balbirnie highlight the impact on Internet sales of the UK’s new consumer contracts regulations…
Election Campaign and Data Protection
The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned the main political parties that the rules on data protection and e-marketing apply to them too….