SCL Event Report: Foundations of IT Law Programme – A-Z of Data Protection in the IT World
Alexander de Gaye reports on the seventh module in SCL’s Foundation of IT Law, an event held at Fieldfisher on Wednesday 5 November 2014…
Telecoms & the Internet
Google Keywords: Interflora v M & S – Back to Square One?
The Court of Appeal has detected errors in the judgment of Arnold J that backed Interflora’s claim against Marks and Spencer and has remitted the case for a further hearing…
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EU Network and Information Security Directive
Pearse Ryan, Paddy Buckenham and Niall Donnelly give a full account of the proposals for the pending ‘Cybersecurity Directive’ and the latest developments affecting it, and wonder whether it is possible to legislate for cybersecurity….
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Editorial
Data Protection: The Times They are a Changing, Slowly As I write this, the identity of the new EU Commissioners with responsibility for IT-related matters remains uncertain. But it is pretty clear that Anders Ansip will be the lead for the Digital Market and it has also been made abundantly clear that one priority for…
Revenge Porn, RtbF and Ronseal
The names we give things matter and new government legislation does not do what it says on the tin….
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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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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