Afraid of Data Protection? Become a Journalist
Justin Dear considers the journalism exception to data protection obligations and examines the meaning of the term ‘journalist’…
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Commerce, Contracts & Finance
Guidance on Financial Promotions in Social Media
The Financial Conduct Authority has published new guidance…
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Beware of Bloatware
Chris Coughlan reflects on the data protection consequences of Lenovo’s Superfish scandal….
Case Report: Sales Representation Undermining Licence Terms
A High Court judgment in a software licensing dispute underlines the dangers lurking from pre-contract sale representations. Richard Osborne reports on the case and suggests a strategy for minimising the dangers….
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Controlling, Lying and Blocking – Ways for the Individual to Win the Privacy Arms Race?
This is a version of Marion Oswald’s speech at the launch of the Centre for Law & Information Policy at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies on 24 February 2015…
Staff Transfer Provisions in IT Contracts
Simon Hill offers an in-house perspective on common pitfalls and drafting flaws in the areas where TUPE bites…
CG v Facebook: Privacy Protection Online
Anya Proops reports on a case in the High Court in Northern Ireland where judgment was given against Facebook in a privacy/data protection case…
Monetary Penalty Notice for Insurance Company
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a monetary penalty notice in respect of the IT security failings of an insurance firm that led to hacked payment card details being used for fraud…
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Can We Trust Cryptocurrencies?
Mark Deem considers cryptocurrencies, trust and regulation…
SCL Event Report: Annual Data Protection Update 2015
Alexander de Gaye reports on SCL’s Annual Data Protection Update, an event held at Fieldfisher on Wednesday 28 January 2015….
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