Facebook Like buttons and collection of personal data: who is the controller? Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-40/17
The Advocate General has issued an opinion in Case C-40/17 Fashion ID GmbH & Co. KG v Verbraucherzentrale NRW eV…
Publishing & social media
Smartphone Courts, FOAM & the Devil in the design: the Inaugural Online Courts Forum
Two day forum co-hosted by SCL and HMCTS brought together over 300 delegates from over 26 nations…
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European Commission launches Action Plan to combat online disinformation
Plan seeks to make sure that “online platforms to deliver on their commitments” in advance of 2019 elections for the European Parliament…
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Letter from the Editor: Unpredictable
It must be nearly Christmas as we are seeking your thoughts on what 2019 holds for the tech law community…
Where is the ePrivacy Regulation?
Debbie Heywood provides a timely update on the progress of the ePrivacy Regulation and considers whether the latest draft differs from the current state of play in terms of cookies and direct marketing….
A brief hello
David Chaplin, the new SCL Editor, thanks his predecessor and asks for people to write to him,…
Singapore’s national identity cards & data protection: Updated guidelines
Darren Grayson Chng, our Singapore correspondent, reports on recently updated guidelines in Singapore clarifying how Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act applies to national identification documents….
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The Long Goodbye
Laurence Eastham looks back at almost 25 years working with SCL…
ICO Report on its Investigation into the Use of Data Analytics in Political Campaigns
The ICO’s wide-ranging updating report to Parliament, including coverage of the data protection aspects of the actions of Cambridge Analytica, Aggregate IQ, Facebook and Leave.EU, has been published…
Abusive and Offensive Online Communications: Law Reform Call
The Law Commission has published its Scoping Report assessing the state of the law concerning abusive and offensive online communications…
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