Product Liability and the Self-driving Car
In the latest in our series of articles arising fromthe SCL Tech Law Futures Conference, Lucy McCormick considers an important issue that has a momentum of its own…
Publishing & social media
Predictions 2017.3 – Charles Christian
In a week of data breaches (and what week isn’t?), Charles Christian offers his thoughts on the 2017 priority…
Predictions 2017.2 – Marion Oswald
Not sure if Marion Oswald’s contribution is whimsical or depressing, but it is an irresistible comment on life as we may come to know it…
Call for Predictions – 2017 and beyond
I am again looking for contributions for our predictions slot. 2016 has proved that predicting is a mug’s game but you may enjoy playing despite that…
Thoughts on the Tech Law Futures Conference
Here are some brief reflections on a very positive experience…
Facebook and Admiral: A Real Cause for Concern
I am confused by the outrage over Admiral’s plan to use analysis of Facebook posts to determine car insurance premiums. I am not convinced it is properly directed….
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Cases Catch-up
This is a selection of cases that have been covered on the SCL website but have not been dealt with elsewhere in this issue or previous issues. Fuller coverage and links to full judgments are available on the SCL website as are reports of a handful of other 2016 cases which we have not found space to cover in print…
Review Compilation
Laurence Eastham offers reviews of publications that may be of interest to SCL members…
Protecting Privacy Online: GDPR and e-Privacy Directive Revisited
Agnieszka Jablonowska considers the role of data in the digital economy, focusing on the input from the BEUC, the EDPS and the Article 29 Working Party on the review of the e-Privacy Directive…
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Algorithms, Social Media and Mental Health
Heike Felzmann and Rónán Kennedy address many of the issues surrounding the use of algorithms to assess mental health from public social media contributions, including some legal and ethical concerns…