Gareth Dickson explains what the recent CJEU ruling really means, as the Court clarifies when a computer program is not a ‘computer program’. Gareth goes on to consider the practical implications of the limited guidance given by the Court….
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The online games industry has been given two months ‘to get house in order’ following a recent OFT investigation…
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Philip James reflects on the recent High Court judgment that allowed a claim against Google Inc to be brought in proceedings in England and Wales, which (especially in the context of other actions impacting on Google and its ilk) may have much wider implications for privacy and data protection….
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Kirsten Whitfield and Uchechi Okereke examine the health of the US Safe Harbor…
Private investigators have been sentenced for unlawfully obtaining personal data…
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The Information Commissioner’s Office has begun its public consultation on new guidance on data protection and the media….
Paul McMahon reports on the second module in the SCL’s ground-breaking Foundations of IT Law Programme, an event which took place at Bird & Bird on 16 January 2014….
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Kuan Hon examines the best approach to take when applying data protection rules in a cloud computing context. She argues that the current EU focus on location is inappropriate and that logical control is what counts….
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Cynthia O’Donoghue reports on a High Court judgment (Kelway) that looked to define the essential tests for determining if data is personal…
The High Court judgment on jurisdiction issues in the case concerning Google’s tracking of Safari users has now been published…