Case Reports Round-up
Laurence Eastham reports on some judgments published in September arising from a few leading cases from the Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights that may have an impact on IT law practice…
Publishing & social media
The EU’s Traditional Analysis of the Facebook, WhatsApp Deal – Do We Like it?
Susannah Sheppard outlines the recent decision to approve the WhatsApp acquisition and wonders if the Commission’s traditional approach will be adequate in a data rich world where companies compete in new ways and data competition really matters…
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Revenge Porn Legislation
Proposals to create the new offence of ‘disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress’ have now been published…
Who Wants to be Forgotten?
It may feel like a decade since we had that RtbF judgment in ‘Google Spain’ but it has been just six months. It has been all too easy to be distracted by the wide-ranging and sometimes overy philosohical debates on the topic. Andres Guadamuz takes a very welcome look at the judgment’s application in practice. It is essential reading for anyone contemplating attending the London session of the Google Advisory Council….
New CPS Guidance on Revenge Porn Prosecutions
The Crown Prosecution Service has updated its guidance for prosecutors on ‘revenge pornography’…
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Facebook Acquisition of WhatsApp Approved
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook…
An Evening with Tim Berners-Lee and our President
Reflecting on an evening that raised some profound questions about the future of the Web….
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Pro Bono Privacy Guidance for Megacorp
The Article 29 Working Party has spotted a neglected area that pro bono services have not reached: the mega-rich US corporation…
SCL Event Report: Big Data Masterclass
Annie Clarke reports on the SCL Big Data Masterclass, Big Data & Digital: competition, consumer protection and other challenges, which took place on 17 September 2014….
Defamation and the E-commerce Directive
The Court of Justice has given its ruling in a case concerning the interplay between defamation law and the special status given to providers of information society services under the E-commerce Directive…