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….
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….
Dr Julia Hornle analyses the recent major judgment of the CJEU, which declared the Data Retention Directive to be invalid…
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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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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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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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The most recent meeting of the Article 29 Working Party led to a number of initiatives and the adoption of Opinions of real importance…
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…
The Law Society has published a practice note on the use of cloud computing services in law firms….
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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Stunning new technology is now available on the SCL web site…