Predictions 2018
Laurence Eastham recalls his old predictions and invites further input…
Publishing & social media
Age Verification Dangers
Following on from a widely welcomed presentation at SCL’s Sextech, Porn and the Law event in October, Pandora Blake offers a fuller analysis of the dangers and difficulties that come with the introduction of age verification in accordance with the Digital Economy Act 2017…
Blockchain and Identity: a Solution without a Problem?
Lorna Brazell wonders if some blockchain hype has things out of order…
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Back to Basics – The Technology: The Box Set
The entire series of Back to Basics videos is now available on www.scl.org…
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Flying the SCL flag at the Web Summit
The SCL will be represented at the Web Summit in Lisbon this week…
Legal Status of a Crypto Token
Leigh Sagar offers some thoughts, and handy definitions, relating to cryptocurrencies and a striking visualisation technique for grasping the concept of crypto tokens…
SCL Event Report: Sextech, Porn and the Law
Lorraine Chimbga reflects on a thought-provoking session which explored the issues surrounding sextech and which raised fundamental questions about the type of society we are moulding….
CJEU Ruling on Internet Jurisdiction
Dr Andres Guadamuz reflects on a clarifying ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union on Internet defamation and the forums for proceedings…
WhatsApp and Facebook: Article 29 Working Party Dissatisfied with Privacy Changes
The Article 29 Working Party has delivered a strong letter to Jan Koum, the CEO and co-founder of WhatsApp, expressing its continuing dissatisfaction with that app’s policies on the sharing of data…
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Back to Basics: The Videos
First in a series of Back to Basics videos now published – on scl.org and youTube…