Cloud Busting
Wim Nauwelaerts & Pauline Le Bousse explain why cloud computing requires a new approach to data privacy and security….
Innovation
Identity, Privacy and the Law
Lorna Brazell asks profound questions about the nature of identity and privacy. She looks at the forms of legal protection which might be used to protect any right to privacy that exists and looks forward with alarm to a brave new world of increased observation of the actions of the ordinary citizen….
The Impact of Changing Economic Cycles on the Practice of IT Law
Laurence Eastham previews the SCL Conference 2009 – unrivalled content and a credit-crunch busting price….
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Cloud Computing: The Journey Has Just Begun
What is cloud computing, and why does it matter? Bill Jones offers his insight, explains what IT lawyers have to consider when dealing with the concept and examines its legal risks….
Editorial
In the last few weeks, I have resolved on a number of occasions to cover a new development on the SCL Web site or to note it in the Editor’s Blog, only to find that it has become so widely covered in mainstream media that there seems at first glance to be nothing for a…
Information Governance Issues
Laurence Eastham writes about the forthcoming SCL Information Governance Conference. The latest Conference, Managing Identity in a Digital World, is to be held on 12 May….
Learning to Trust Cloud Computing
Bridget Treacy analyses how over-regulation and concern over data privacy may keep the cloud from rising high…
The ‘Future-proof’ Communications Bill: Platform Regulation in a New Age
The tensions created in existing attempts at regulation provide the focus for this article from Lorna Woods. The concepts of ‘super-regulator’, devolved regulation and self-regulation are among those examined. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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Towards an (Electronic) Communications Act 2011
Jean-Jacques Sahel, writing purely in a personal capacity, considers the approach which should underpin any legislation on electronic communications and argues that the extraordinary nature of the Internet requires a principles-based approach to inform legislation rather than narrow sectoral regulation. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?’…
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A Converged Regulatory Model for Search Engines?
With search engines being such a vital part of the consumer experience of the Internet, Nico van Eijk asks if there is room for a regulatory regime which covers them. This article arises from a presentation at the SCL Forum held in September 2008 ‘Legislating for Web 2.0 – Preparing for the Communications Act?…
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