Certainty in the Cloud
Steve Ross tells us what issues business want dealt with in the European Commission’s standardised terms and conditions for cloud services, and why….
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European Data Protection Regulation of Cloud Services – a Pan-European Comparison
Faye Weedon reports on the SCL Seminar held on 3 December that reflected a wide range of different European perspectives…
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SCL Meeting Report: Question Time
James Taylor reports on the first SCL Question Time – “Industry Interrogates Private Practice”, which took place on 13 November…
Technical Aspects of ‘Right to be Forgotten’: ENISA Report
The European Network and Information Security Agency has compiled a report ‘The right to be forgotten – between expectations and practice’ which it published on 20 November….
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The Cloud and You – The Lawyer’s View
Not everyone who talks about cloud computing seems to have grasped the basics but it is tough to assess the legal risks without a decent understanding. Lillian Pang aims to improve understanding of the cloud and the issues that arise from its use….
Cloud Computing vs Traditional Outsourcing – Key Differences
Kuan Hon and Christopher Millard particularise the many faces of cloud computing and warn of the dangers of pretending that each matches old outsourcing profiles when determining how to regulate….
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ENISA Report on Security and Incident Reporting
ENISA, the European Network and Information Security Agency, has produced a new report which analyses cyber security legislation and spots implementation gaps. It suggests that many incidents remain undetected or not reported….
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BYOD Policy?
Robert Jones says that you need a policy to deal with the inevitable use, and abuse, of BYOD…
Cyber-security Legislation: EU Consultation
The EU Commission is consulting on a future EU Network and Information Security legislative initiative…
ICO and Google Street View: Updated
The Information Commissioner’s Office has written to Google asking questions about Street View and its data collection. Google has responded. The ICO is clearly unhappy with Google’s behaviour during the initial investigation period in light of the fuller picture that has now emerged and Google is surprised that the ICO wants to re-open the investigation….