New Forensic Readiness Guide
The Information Assurance Advisory Council has published the third edition of its Guide to Forensic Readiness, and this detailed guide is available for free download….
Litigation & DR
Data Protection Reform: EDPS Opinion and Cloud Legal Team Response
The European Data Protection Supervisor has published his official Opinion on the reform package and the Cloud Legal Project has published its response to the MoJ’s Call for Evidence on the proposals….
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University’s Data Protection Breach
The dangers of inadvertent breach of the Data Protection Act arising from publishing on the web are highlighted by the latest report from the ICO…
Social Media – Time for a Firm-wide Policy?
In light of recent guidance for law firms from the Law Society, Laura Scaife looks at the need for a policy on social media…
Custody Pie for the ICO
There may be a rational argument for more severe penalties to underpin data protection enforcement. This wasn’t it….
Blagging Convictions: Comments from the ICO
Convictions in different courts have led to the release of statements from the ICO…
Back-ups, BYOD and FOI risks
Marion Oswald reviews the recent Tribunal decision in Keiller v IC & University of East Anglia, and considers the Freedom of Information Act implications for back-up data and the current ‘Bring Your Own Device’ trend….
Pirate Bay Preliminary Judgment
The High Court has ruled that both the owners and the users of The Pirate Bay infringe UK copyrights….
CJEU Judgment in SABAM v Netlog
The CJEU rules that the owner of an online social network cannot be obliged to install a general filtering system in order to prevent the unlawful use of protected works…
More Monetary Penalties for Councils: Updated
The ICO has issued monetary penalties in respect of breaches by Croydon Council , Norfolk County Council and Cheshire East Council….
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