Monetary Penalty for Bank of Scotland
The Bank of Scotland has been issued with a monetary penalty by the Information Commissioner’s Office after a series of faxes were sent to wrong numbers over a three-year period…
Litigation & DR
E-crime: Commons Committee Report
The Home Affairs Committee published its Report on e-crime on 30 July 2013….
Employee Misuse of LinkedIn Contacts
Stephen Musgrave looks at a High Court judgment that resulted in an injunction being granted to restrain ex-employees from using LinkedIn contacts…
Understanding the Global Risk of Cybercrime
Stewart James seeks to widen awareness of cybercrime issues and counsels the need to consider the real threat cybercrime poses when advising business clients…
Virtual Currencies
Mark Taylor, Rachel Savary and Ben Regnard-Weinrabe clear some of the fog that surrounds the virtual currency concept, explore what regulation might apply to virtual currencies and pay special attention to Bitcoin….
Book Review: Data Protection Law & Practice
Kuan Hon reviews the latest edition of Data Protection Law & Practice by Rosemary Jay (4th edition (2012), Sweet & Maxwell (hardcover), £245)…
Access to E-mails: Court of Appeal Judgment in Fairstar
The Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal of Fairstar against the High Court ruling that it had no right to disclosure of e-mails held by its former chief executive…
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Royston’s Ring of CCTV Steel
The Information Commissioner’s Office states that the police’s use of a ‘ring of steel’ is disproportionate and must be reviewed…
Smart Borders: EDPS Adds to Criticism
The European Data Protection Supervisor has added to the criticism of the EU Commission’s proposal for ‘smart borders’ recently expressed by the Article 29 Working Party. The EDPS considers that the key proposal is costly, unproven and intrusive…
Latest Monetary Penalty: Failure to Destroy
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined NHS Surrey for failing to check the destruction of old computers…