We asked experts in various fields for their take on likely developments for 2010 and beyond. The predictions are published on the SCL Web site. This is a selection of predictions relating to IT law and the changes that are likely to affect the practice of it….
This issue of the magazine is dominated by predictions for 2010 and beyond. There are more on the web site, including my own. I want to take the opportunity to thank all those who have responded to my call for predictions, which yet again have been a very popular item on the SCL web site…
Directive 2009/136/EC has now appeared in the Official Journal and, as a result, is now in force…
These are the questions arising from the podcast of the presentation by David Smith of the ICO at the SCL Privacy and Data Protection Group on 11 November 2009. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL6 – 1 hour 30 minutes…
Chris James writes about understanding and advising on server virtualisation…
Lilian Edwards considers the foundation of the ‘immunity’ granted to information society service providers by the E-Commerce Directive. She asks whether the emphasis laid in the recent Attorney General’s Opinion in ‘the AdWords case’ on neutrality as a qualification for that immunity is justified….
Read More… from Stuck in ‘Neutral’? Google, AdWords and the E-Commerce Directive Immunities
The Information Commissioner’s Office has published a draft Personal Information Online Code of Practice…
If it is so expensive for the government to store and disclose intercept surveillance tapes, what about the poor old private sector?…
The USA has seen cases brought by individuals claiming damages as victims of data loss. Robin Preston-Jones reviews the cases and considers the lessons that might be learned from the approach of the US courts….
Read More… from Civil Liability for Mass Data Loss: Lessons from the USA
Two more contributors, Andrew Dodd and Brian Harley, give their views on likely future developments.
Selections from the predictions will appear in the magazine, arranged by topic.
Check back regularly for more predictions – they will be posted in batches throughout December….