Biometric Data and Data Protection Law: the CJEU Loses the Plot
Steve Peers explains and excoriates a CJEU judgment that side-steps data protection questions…
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Smart Cities – Power to the Citizens?
Smart Cities are creating a buzz. Emma Wright and Dianne Devlin explain what the excitement is about and highlight some of the challenges…
EU Commission Competition Action against Google
The press has been full of the expected action by the EU Commission against Google based on its alleged abuse of its dominant position in search. Now we have the official announcement. But there is a double whammy for Google….
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Vidal-Hall v Google: Can Big Brother Be Defeated?
Chris Bridges summarises the judgment in this important case and offers his thoughts on its implications…
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Vidal-Hall: Some Links and Thoughts
Links to accounts and comment on this vital case and some preliminary thoughts…
Does New Russian Personal Data Law Ban International Business?
Rimma Leshcheva explains the position with regard to Russia’s new data laws and suggests how to deal with it…
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Vidal-Hall v Google: Milestone Court of Appeal Judgment
The Court of Appeal has dismissed Google’s appeal in judgments destined to have a dramatic impact on data protection and privacy law…
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Beware of Bloatware
Chris Coughlan reflects on the data protection consequences of Lenovo’s Superfish scandal….
Defamation in False Online Review
A High Court judgment has resulted in a substantial damages award for a false review…
Controlling, Lying and Blocking – Ways for the Individual to Win the Privacy Arms Race?
This is a version of Marion Oswald’s speech at the launch of the Centre for Law & Information Policy at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies on 24 February 2015…