If three strikes happens, will the guilty many have to move to Swindon?…
Predictions 2010: First Post
This is the first set of predictions for 2010 and beyond – presented strictly in alphabetical order. Selections from the predictions will appear in the magazine, arranged by topic.
Check back regularly for more predictions – they will be posted in batches throughout December…
OFT and Apple Agree ‘Fairer Terms’
Following discussions with the OFT, Apple has agreed to revise its standard conditions…
Sourcing in these Troubled Times
Pearse Ryan looks at the Irish experience of sourcing in troubled times. Can we learn how to squeeze a dollar out of a dime?…
Calm Down Dear, It’s Only a Cookie!
The ePrivacy Directive has been amended so that consent will be needed for many cookies. Laura Hatherley and Peter Church consider the implications and ask whether the amendment really is as daft as it looks….
Loss Causes: Centrica v Accenture
Paul Golding looks at the lessons to be learned about losses from GB Gas Holdings Limited v (1) Accenture (UK) Limited, (2) Accenture SCA, (3) Accenture International SARL, (4) Accenture Inc [2009] EWHC 2734 (Comm)….
The European Roots of Data Protection Law
UK attitudes to data protection differ from those in the rest of the EU. Christopher Kuner looks at some of the roots of those differences in approach and the dangers of further divergence and stresses the value of mutual understanding and co-operation….
Podcast: Data Protection: New Enforcement Powers – Time To Get Serious – 11 November 2009
Digital Economy Bill
The Bill was published on 20 November. Links are available here to the full text….
T-Mobile Data Sold Illegally
On 17 November, the ICO published a press release which revealed the illegal sale of mobile phone customers’ records. T-Mobile has since responded….