Why the Big Buzz about Big Data?
They are all bigging up big data. With data obesity impending, Phil Lee gives you a slim and focused summary of what matters about big data….
Privacy & Data Protection
MPs Call for Imprisonment for Data Protection Offences
A committee of MPs has called for the Home Secretary to increase the penalty for offences under the Data Protection Act 1998, s 55…
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Resale of Software Licences: Latest ECJ Judgment
The Court of Justice of the European Union has given judgment on a referral from a German court on the directive on the legal protection of computer programs and the first sale rules…
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Cloud Computing: New Article 29 Working Party Opinion
The Article 29 Working Part has adopted a new Opinion which ‘analyses all relevant issues for cloud computing service providers operating in the EEA and their clients’….
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Data Protection Legislative Framework: Ministry of Justice Publishes Consultation Responses
The Ministry of Justice has published a summary of the responses it received to its Call for Evidence on the Proposed EU Data Protection Legislative Framework…
Cookies and Law Firm Compliance
With the cookie law already in full swing, Kuan Hon carried out a survey of law firm web sites in mid June. So how are the top London tech law firms doing in complying with the law?…
Open Data White Paper: Unleashing the Potential
The Cabinet Office has published its Open Data White Paper…
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Oracle (formerly Sun) v M-Tech: Supreme Court Judgment
The Supreme Court gave its judgment on 27 June in the dispute over the chilling effect of Sun marketing restrictions….
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Binding Corporate Rules: New Guidance
European data protection authorities have adopted a new working document on Binding Corporate Rules for Processors…
Another NHS Trust Hit with Monetary Penalty
A Belfast Trust has been fined £225,000 after leaving thousands of patient records in disused hospital premises…