Rocket Back to the Future
I have been wondering whether recently doing the time-warp has led me into another era….
Telecoms & the Internet
Lawful Interception Capability Requirements
Ian Brown adds to the debate about Internet surveillance by governments and the various legal regimes that apply…
E-crime: Commons Committee Report
The Home Affairs Committee published its Report on e-crime on 30 July 2013….
Understanding the Global Risk of Cybercrime
Stewart James seeks to widen awareness of cybercrime issues and counsels the need to consider the real threat cybercrime poses when advising business clients…
Augmented World
For years sci-fi writers have anticipated a world overtaken by technology, which augments the human experience of reality, whether for the good of the community or for more sinister corporate or security purposes. So what is ‘augmented reality’? Will it really change our lives and is it all that important for lawyers to know about it? In a short series of articles, Joanne Frears explores the subject based on her personal experiences helping some of the most cutting edge AR providers in the world….
Book Review: Data Protection Law & Practice
Kuan Hon reviews the latest edition of Data Protection Law & Practice by Rosemary Jay (4th edition (2012), Sweet & Maxwell (hardcover), £245)…
Porn Block: Infantilising Teens?
I cannot find a comfortable position on this one but I have one special worry…
TOR: ‘Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate’
Simon Worthy offers a view on the dangers of TOR and the perceived inadequacies of reaction to the dangers it seems willingly to embrace. Whether it is really Dantesque and whether all hope should be abandoned is a matter that SCL members may wish to debate….
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SCL Meeting Report: Back to Basics: IP for IT Lawyers
James Smith reports on the SCL Seminar held at Speechly Bircham on 26 June 2013…
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ICO Update on Google Privacy Policy
Read the latest Information Commissioner’s Office statement on the steps it is taking with regard to enforcement and some additional detail on the matters of concern…