Editorial October/November 2017
Laurence Eastham explains why he broke his own rules, reviews the latest issue and warns of a coming reckoning…
Commerce, Contracts & Finance
ICYMI October/November 2017
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A flurry of news items from the SCL web site that you might have missed…
SCL Event Report: Sextech, Porn and the Law
Lorraine Chimbga reflects on a thought-provoking session which explored the issues surrounding sextech and which raised fundamental questions about the type of society we are moulding….
WhatsApp and Facebook: Article 29 Working Party Dissatisfied with Privacy Changes
The Article 29 Working Party has delivered a strong letter to Jan Koum, the CEO and co-founder of WhatsApp, expressing its continuing dissatisfaction with that app’s policies on the sharing of data…
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Where Standards and Contracts Collide
Mark Bailey sees important lessons for tech lawyers in a case concerning wind farm design defects…
AI Report: Good Vision but Hard Questions Remain
Sue McLean thinks a new government AI report outlines a positive vision, but leaves some key questions unanswered…
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Facebook, Standard Contractual Clauses & Data Transfers: Next stop the CJEU
Mark Rasdale & the A&L Goodbody Technology & Commercial Group summarise the key points from the recent judgment by the Irish High Court that refers to the CJEU questions about the validity of SCCs and data transfers….
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Privacy Shield Works, says EU Commission
According to the EU Commission the first review of the Privacy Shield shows it works but implementation can be improved…
Improving the UK’s Response to Cybercrime
Phoebe Whitlock reviews the UK’s cybercrime strategies and suggest areas for improvement…
Is Europe Moving Away from Protecting Online Platforms?
Nick Aries looks at the current state of play on protection from liability for internet intermediaries in light of the recent EU Commission Communication on measures taken by platforms tackling illegal content online….
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