Paul De Hert and Vagelis Papakonstantinou offer a first comment on the proposed draft Directive. This article is a much updated reflection of a contribution to the SCL’s 6th Annual Policy Forum held in September 2011….
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The Ministry of Justice has launched a call for evidence and an online questionnaire, seeking views on the EU Commission’s proposals for data protection reform….
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Jill Bainbridge and Ben Evans examine the lessons from a recent case, Hoffman v Drug Abuse Resistance Education (UK) Ltd, and underline the useful guidance it gives on quantum…
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Well respected expert Christopher Millard has commented on the data protection reform package and its implications for cloud computing…
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The High Court has ordered a trade union to allow an independent expert access to their database and prepare a report for a claimant in an action involving allegedly defamatory postings on a forum….
The ICO has laid its latest monetary penalty guidance before Parliament…
The EDPS general survey shows that EU institutions and bodies have different levels of data protection compliance. Some are no better than they should be…
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Arnold Roosendaal asks if we are asking the right question about the so-called right to be forgotten: ‘Why are some organisations collecting so much information anyway?’ This article was written to summarise the issues raised in his talk at SCL’s 6th Annual Policy Forum held in September 2011….
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The European Commission has closed an infringement case against the UK in recognition that UK national legislation has now been changed to properly implement EU rules…
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The ICO has imposed a monetary penalty of £140,000 on Midlothian Council for disclosing sensitive personal data…
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