This is the first set of predictions for 2010 and beyond – presented strictly in alphabetical order. Selections from the predictions will appear in the magazine, arranged by topic.
Check back regularly for more predictions – they will be posted in batches throughout December…
The ePrivacy Directive has been amended so that consent will be needed for many cookies. Laura Hatherley and Peter Church consider the implications and ask whether the amendment really is as daft as it looks….
UK attitudes to data protection differ from those in the rest of the EU. Christopher Kuner looks at some of the roots of those differences in approach and the dangers of further divergence and stresses the value of mutual understanding and co-operation….
On 17 November, the ICO published a press release which revealed the illegal sale of mobile phone customers’ records. T-Mobile has since responded….
A High Court judgment has granted an interim injunction prohibiting the use of the domain name www.missboo.co.uk…
Christopher Gilham’s conviction for offences under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act has been upheld in the Court of Appeal and further light has been shed on the meaning of ‘substantial’. The Court’s judgment includes implied criticism of the bringing of such cases before a jury….
The questions which have been referred to the European Court of Justice in L’Oréal v eBay have now been published….
The EU Commission is to step up the pressure on the UK with a further stage in legal action over privacy and personal data protection…
Read More… from UK Privacy Protection Inadequate: EU to Issue Reasoned Opinion
The naked truth is that enforcement and adaptation have to go hand-in-hand….