Carl Gardner writes on the rejected appeal by BT and TalkTalk over the Digital Economy Act’s impact on ISPs. This article is taken from his timely blog post on the always stimulating Head of Legal blog: www.headoflegal.com…
The Court of Appeal’s judgment in the much anticipated dispute concerning the Digital Economy Act has now been published….
The dangers of inadvertent breach of the Data Protection Act arising from publishing on the web are highlighted by the latest report from the ICO…
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published what it describes as its initial analysis of the European Commission’s proposals for a revised data protection legislative framework…
Read More… from ICO’s Initial Analysis of EU Data Protection Reform Proposals
Many organisations, from internet start-ups to large regional, national and international businesses and public bodies, are starting to wake up to the reality of the amended cookies law. This article from Aisling Duffy, Holly Cheng and Alex Newson explores the practicalities of becoming compliant, including the experience of one business, Experian….
Convictions in different courts have led to the release of statements from the ICO…
There may be a rational argument for more severe penalties to underpin data protection enforcement. This wasn’t it….
Marion Oswald reviews the recent Tribunal decision in Keiller v IC & University of East Anglia, and considers the Freedom of Information Act implications for back-up data and the current ‘Bring Your Own Device’ trend….
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published a draft plan and begun consultation on its strategy for 2012 to 2015…
The EU Commission is to undertake a project to develop sector-specific guidance on the corporate responsibility to respect human rights and the ICT sector is one of the selected sectors….
Read More… from Human Rights Guidance for ICT Sector from EU Commission