PI Sentenced for Data Protection Scam
Isleworth Crown Court has sentenced a private investigator who was convicted of conspiracy to commit offences under the Data Protection Act. The lead conspirator has been ordered to pay £89,000….
Privacy & Data Protection
Data Retention: About Haystacks and Needles?
Dr Julia Hornle analyses the recent major judgment of the CJEU, which declared the Data Retention Directive to be invalid…
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Interpreting Technology Contracts: Clarity is King
Mark Crichard and Ben Nicholson look at the lessons that can be taken from a recent High Court dispute involving Fujitsu and IBM…
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Triumph for the Small Print: Consumer Rights in Virtual Products
Scott Allardyce considers the effects of digital licences on consumer rights, in a world where simple ownership is of fading importance…
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EU Data Protection Authorities Endorse Microsoft’s Cloud Computing Agreement
Joel Harrison reflects on the Article 29 Working Party’s endorsement of Microsoft’s agreement for cloud services, which he sees a very significant development for the cloud computing industry. This is partly because Microsoft is such a major vendor and its terms are of interest to so many, but also because the DPAs have always been very reticent about commenting on individual vendors’ terms and this may signal an important shift in approach…
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Busy Week for Article 29 Working Party
The most recent meeting of the Article 29 Working Party led to a number of initiatives and the adoption of Opinions of real importance…
Data Retention Directive Declared Invalid
The Court of Justice of the European Union has declared the Data Retention Directive to be invalid because of its serious interference with the fundamental rights to respect for private life and to the protection of personal data…
Law Society Guidance on Use of the Cloud
The Law Society has published a practice note on the use of cloud computing services in law firms….
Data Protection Independence for Supervisors
The CJEU has ruled that, by prematurely bringing to an end the term served by its Data Protection Supervisor, Hungary has infringed EU law…
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Time Machine for Sale
Stunning new technology is now available on the SCL web site…