Social Media and Injunctions after Venables
Laura Scaife reflects on the latest collision between Twitter and the law…
Telecoms & the Internet
Google’s Privacy Policy: Threat of ‘Repressive Action’
EU data protection authorities are not happy with Google’s responses to their questions on privacy and threaten a ‘coordinated repressive action’…
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Tamiz v Google: Court of Appeal Judgment on Defamation Claim
The Court of Appeal judgment has given judgment in respect of the claim by Mr Tamiz that he was defamed on a blog hosted by Google and that Google was liable for damages. In supporting the ruling of Eady J and rejecting Tamiz’s appeal, the Court of Appeal nevertheless opens a window for claims that Google might well have liability in some cases….
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Adwords, and Google Search: Australian High Court Decision
The Australian High Court has found in favour of Google in a dispute over sponsored links in search results…
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Information Law and the Limitations of Consent
I’ve been thinking recently about the limits of data protection recently with all the debate going on about the new Directive. I have some frustration with the debate, particularly over the validity of the consents that are given by data subjects….
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EU Cybersecurity Strategy and Directive
The EU Commission has given details of its cybersecurity plan, designed ‘to protect open internet and online freedom and opportunity’…
Regulating Code: Towards a Prosumer Law
Chris Marsden and Ian Brown see a regulatory crisis and a prosumer law solution. They explain how regulatory solutions based on code, rather than fines or other traditional methods, can be the right solution in a prosumer world. Chris chaired the SCL Policy Forum 2012….
Kickstarter: Crowdsourcing, Commitments and Consumer Protection
Neil Brown examines the crowdsourced funding web site Kickstarter, asking what Kickstarter needs to do to ensure that consumers are adequately protected against project failure….
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Bill Shock and Children
The premium rate watchdog has issued a report with lots of good ideas. It clearly cares about protecting children. But there is a crucial piece of contract law missing….
The DigiNotar Case: Internet Security is No Abstract Matter
Nico van Eijk, a presenter at the SCL Forum 2012, relates a story that illustrates the dangers associated with digital certificates and suggests improvements to the relevant regime….
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