Nobody doubted that geolocation data was subject to data protection restrictions but the level of consent that the Article 29 Working Party think is required might be something of a shock….
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The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has begun a long-term review of the need for reform to legislation affecting the communications sector…
Digital Opportunity, the report from the review group chaired by Professor Ian Hargreaves, has now been published….
Andrew Horrocks and Benjamin Craven draw lessons from the Media CAT debacle…
Stephen Smith and Andrew Hobson review the state of play in a battle that will affect what you read and how – and how much you pay for it. A version of this article first appeared in Competition Law Insight, 3 May 2011…
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The ICO does not seem that bothered about enforcing the new rules on cookies….
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has now issued its proposals to implement the amendments to the EU Telecoms Framework, including controversial new rules on the use of cookies. These proposals have been followed by new guidance from the Information Commissioner and a further open letter from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Richard Cumbley and Peter Church explain how the new rules suggest a flexible approach to consent (but not yet through the use of browser settings)….
A new statutory code of practice designed to help businesses and public sector bodies share people’s personal information appropriately was published by the Information Commissioner’s Office on 11 May….
The ICO has imposed a monetary penalty of £1,000 on the owner of ACS for lax IT security…
Advice on how UK businesses and organisations can comply with the ‘new EU law on the use of cookies technology’ was published by the Information Commissioner’s Office on 9 May. The relevant regulations and another SI are also now available….