If there’s to be a battle between Oliver Cromwell’s Parliamentarians and TalkTalk then, even with BT as a TalkTalk ally, I would tend to back Oliver’s Army….
Read More… from Digital Economy Act 2010: Parliament is Supreme(ish)
The Information Commissioner’s Office published the Personal information online code of practice on 7 July….
On 8 July BT and TalkTalk revealed they have filed papers with the High Court asking for a judicial review with regards to the Digital Economy Act….
Read More… from BT and TalkTalk in Legal Challenge to Digital Economy Act
Mark Weston explores the legal problems associated with wi-fi Internet access and considers the effect of the Digital Economy Act 2010…
On 6 July, the Ministry of Justice issued a Call for Evidence on current data protection legislation….
The OGC has issued a Policy Note on the new requirements for greater transparency in Government contracts dated 30 June. It applies to ICT contracts from 1 July….
In the Bavarian Lager case, the Court of Justice had to consider the scope of the protection of personal data in the context of claims to gain access to documents of EU institutions…
Read More… from Data Protection and FOI: ECJ’s Balancing Act
Kirsten Whitfield reports on a joint meeting of the SCL London Group and Privacy & Data Protection Interest Group held on 27 May. Mark Watts of Bristows and Eduardo Ustaran of Field Fisher Waterhouse were the speakers at a lively meeting….
The EU Commission has formally requested the UK to strengthen the powers of the Information Commissioner…
The European Data Protection Supervisor has published his Opinion on the draft agreement for the sharing of financial messaging, officially the Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the United States for purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP II)…