Facebook Acquisition of WhatsApp Approved
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook…
Telecoms & the Internet
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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Internet of Things: Article 29 Working Party Opinion
The Article 29 Working Party has published an official Opinion on the data protection aspects of the Internet of Things…
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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…
Article 29 Working Party on Google Spain: Latest
The long-awaited guidance from the Article 29 Working Party on how the Google Spain judgment might best be implemented is still awaited. The most recent meeting has agreed only some mechanisms for producing such guidance….
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Driving us from Distraction
David Flint ponders on, and worries about, the Internet of Things and self-driving cars…
Uber: TfL and the Taxonomy of Taximeters
Neil Brown examines the recent controversy over the taxi app ‘Uber’, and questions whether TfL’s decision in favour of Uber is a beneficial step for innovation….
Google Glass Review
Kuan Hon writes about her impressions of Google Glass after a session with a demo unit…
Quantified Self and the Privacy Challenge in Wearables
Hamed Haddadi, Akram Alomainy and Ian Brown explain what the ‘quantified self’ is and identify some of the privacy risks that arise. This is one of our series of articles arising from the SCL Technology Law Futures Forum, which is still available as a podcast, at which Akram spoke….
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Personal Data Stores
The SCL Technology Law Futures Forum in June included a debate on personal data stores. One of the speakers, William Heath explains the benefits and costs and responds to some of the questions raised on the day….