Neil Brown examines the crowdsourced funding web site Kickstarter, asking what Kickstarter needs to do to ensure that consumers are adequately protected against project failure….
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David Blunt QC considers the lessons from Fairstar v Adkins and the guidance that can be gleaned on ownership of e-mails…
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Dave Evans sets out the latest position on the data reform package as viewed from the ICO’s perspective and gives an insight into the ICO focus and actions relating to it. Dave was a participant in the SCL Forum 2012 and this article updates much of what he had to say there….
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The Article 29 Working Party has provided an Article-by-Article assessment of all possible implementing acts relating to the EU Commission’s data reform package…
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The First-tier Tribunal decision in respect of the appeal of the first appeal against a monetary penalty notice is now available…
As has been widely reported, Sony has received a monetary penalty following a hacking attack which led to a leak of customer information. Details and comment below….
The premium rate watchdog has issued a report with lots of good ideas. It clearly cares about protecting children. But there is a crucial piece of contract law missing….
The Information Commissioner’s Office is to change its web site so that cookies are set on arrival…
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published its further thoughts on the data protection reform package ‘in light of recent announcements from the European Parliament, Council of the European Union and European Commission’…
The Government has published its response to the Justice Select Committee’s Report on the EU Data Protection proposals….
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