Laura Scaife reviews some recent cases and suggests that there is a need for greater clarity as to where fundamental rights such as freedom of expression end and civil and/or criminal liability begins…
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The Information Commissioner’s Office has responded to the revelation that Google still had some payload data collected by its Street View vehicles….
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Nick Pimlott examines trends in technology regulation through the use of competition law…
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The CJEU has restricted applications for .eu domain names by those lacking true EU residence qualifications….
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They are all bigging up big data. With data obesity impending, Phil Lee gives you a slim and focused summary of what matters about big data….
In a case destined to be read in the future only by lawyer geeks and those interested in the ‘access to justice’ camp, Mr Justice Mann ruled in March that Nominet’s Dispute Resolution Service and the relevant policy and procedures effectively prevented a party which had used the procedure from having the dispute heard again by the High Court. Paul A Harris looks a little more deeply into the judgment and its implications….
With the cookie law already in full swing, Kuan Hon carried out a survey of law firm web sites in mid June. So how are the top London tech law firms doing in complying with the law?…
In a topical development, the ASA has ruled that a Twitter campaign for Nike featuring Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere was contrary to the CAP Code because it was not sufficiently recognisable as advertising. Helen Hart looks at the Code, the rulings to data and the wider guidance to which attention must be paid….
ICANN has published its list of applicants for the new gTLDs and the suffixes they have claimed. Link to the list and read comments on what has been revealed….
The Information Commissioner’s Office has written to Google asking questions about Street View and its data collection. Google has responded. The ICO is clearly unhappy with Google’s behaviour during the initial investigation period in light of the fuller picture that has now emerged and Google is surprised that the ICO wants to re-open the investigation….