First Data Breach ‘Fines’
The Information Commissioner has served the first monetary penalty notices for serious data protection breaches…
Privacy & Data Protection
Navigating the Cloud: Solutions for a Cloud Computing Age
Dervish Tayyip identifies the key problems for cloud computing from an IT lawyer’s perspective and suggests a number of attainable solutions. These are his personal views and not those of Microsoft for whom he is head of UK Legal….
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Public Sector Procurement – A Storm is Threatening
John Yates explains how to adapt and survive in the new, harsher environment facing public sector procurement…
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Seminar Report: Reusing Old Bunkers
David Chaplin reports on the SCL Seminar ‘Legal Issues in Financial Services IT Provision’ held at Bird & Bird’s offices on 9 November….
New EU Data Protection Strategy
On 4 November, the European Commission published its strategy to strengthen EU data protection rules…
I Want More Cookies
Are we doomed to lose all our privacy rights if we use the Internet at all? What use are MPs if they ignore the basics? How serious are we about giving people options? Do we all need more cookies? How many questions can fit in a strap line?…
ICO and Street View Latest
The Information Commissioner has announced the outcome of the Google Street View investigation…
Back to Basics
Roger Bickerstaff provides some insights into forthcoming developments in Computers & Law and the SCL more generally…
Contract Formation: Let’s Stick Together
Gillian Cordall looks at the basics of contract formation and points up their relevance to the real world IT or e-commerce transaction….
ICO Reverses into Google Street View
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a new statement on the complaints that were raised about Google Street View and its collection of data from wi-fi networks…