On 5 February the European Commission adopted updates to the standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to processors in non-EU countries…
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Andrew Murray explains how volume litigation against alleged file-sharers works and why he disapproves of its use at the present time. This is one of a series of articles arising from last year’s SCL Policy Forum….
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In a thought-provoking piece arising from last year’s SCL Policy Forum, Graham Smith challenges some assumptions, queries a number of assertions and analyses the legislative approach that gives us most of our IT law. But he offers little hope for a future of better legislation in the field….
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Professor Chris Reed draws some lessons from the experience of law-making in the computing and communications sector. He suggests that a focus on technical precision has given us some pretty bad law….
Following a positive response to its consultation, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed that the new monetary penalties regime will come into effect on 6 April 2010….
SCL has submitted its response to the Ministry of Justice following the call for views on the implementation of the power to impose custodial sentences for certain offences under the Data Protection Act 1998….
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Joel Harrison bemoans the unnecessary hurdles placed in the way of transfers to data processors outside the EEA. He suggests a way to end the ‘burden’ on gleeful bureaucrats and ease the life of the data protection lawyer….
There’s nothing like a trip to the DIY store to bring home the importance of privacy, or lack of it….
Ian Brown paints a picture of a rapidly changing data protection landscape, with the dangers arising from technical revolutions and political adjustments in the foreground…
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We asked experts in various fields for their take on likely developments for 2010 and beyond. These predictions come from Peter Sommer, Visiting Professor in the Department of Management at the London School of Economics and also a Visiting Reader, Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology at the Open University. Peter’s reflections on 2010 do not readily fit into our ‘boxes’ but are interesting and challenging enough to stand alone….