Breach and Tell: Meeting Preview
On 7 September the SCL London Group is holding a meeting – Breach and Tell: new trends in data breach regulation….
Privacy & Data Protection
Court Criticises Low Data Protection Penalty
The leaker of the BNP party list received only a low fine. The sentencer expressed some surprise at the limits on his powers….
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Privacy Protection: Discussion Document on the Business Case
Watson Hall Ltd and John Leach Information Security Ltd, working on a project for the ICO, have published a discussion document which is intended to help them create the business case for privacy by design. They seek input on that document….
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OFT Consultation: Internet and Consumers
The OFT is consulting on the scope of a projected market study that it proposes should include a particular focus on pricing and advertising practices on the Internet. A look at the detail shows that it may have a massive importance for e-commerce….
Free SCL Membership for Life*
*Terms and conditions apply. The OFT is to look at misleading advertising and pricing on the Internet. That’s going to be like looking at sky – it’s everywhere….
SCL Policy Forum 2009: After the Crunch
The SCL Policy Forum 2009 is entitled ‘After the crunch – law and regulation in the new information age’ and is to be held on 21 and 22 September 2009 at the offices of Herbert Smith LLP, who are sponsors of the event. Laurence Eastham briefly outlines the event….
Managing Outsourcing Arrangements During a Recession
Andrew Withers outlines some key considerations where customers are reviewing their existing outsourcing arrangements or are showing some reluctance to enter into new outsourcing arrangements….
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Big Brother: Grateful or Worried?
When the surveillance society came knocking at my door, I started off grateful and ended up worried. And I started to wonder about privacy and the right to do wrong….
New ICO Statement on the Interception Modernisation Programme
The Information Commissioner’s Office has released a new statement on the government plans for a database of communications data….
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A Conflict between Old and New Media
Alan MacDougall tells the tale of a recent row over classic images and outlines the lessons that we might learn from it….