Were 35 paper files held by a law firm, a relevant filing system under section 1(1)?…
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ICO issues guidance on data protection in wake of coronavirus The ICO has issued guidance on data protection and coronavirus. The guidance states that data protection and electronic communication laws do not stop the government, the NHS or any other health professionals from sending public health messages to people by phone, text or email as…
Key announcements on Digital Services tax, calls for evidence on fintech, cryptoassets and payment landscape review….
Taskforce will sit in CMA and be made up of officials from CMA, Ofcom and the ICO….
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Robin Hopkins picks out the two key themes from Leave.Eu’s failed appeal against fines and notices imposed by the ICO: the process of appealing and whether consent to receive an email is consent to receive unrelated content in those emails….
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Biometrics and Forensic Ethics group investigates ethical issues regarding facial recognition technology The Biometrics and Forensic Ethics group is investigating the ethical issues in the use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in collaboration between police forces and private entities. As part of ongoing evidence-gathering, views on this specific use are now sought from: manufacturers…
December 2019 marked 100 years since the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 received Royal Assent, the Act that allowed women to be admitted as solicitors and not to be barred from judicial office. As part of the celebrations of that event the SCL Women in Technology Law group asked members to nominate their female tech…
Government responds to Law Commission report on Electronic Execution of Deeds in Written Statement to Parliament…
Opinion considers criteria for consent to be regarded as “specific and informed” and “freely given”….
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