One of the many sayings of Confucius is ‘In death avoid hell – in life avoid the courts’. Adrian Hughes QC reflects on the complexity of dispute resolution in China and gives practical insight for those trading and contracting in China.’…
The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has published its Opinion on data protection issues related to search engines…
Richard Morgan wonders whether one approach to ‘look and feel’ has been neglected….
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On 4 April, the ICO released a statement on Phorm and the IFPR’s call to investigate the controversial use of its technology by ISPs. But there is still ongoing criticism of the system…
The House of Lords completed hearing arguments on Wednesday 3 April in a case which will result in a landmark decision likely to have wide ranging implications for all public authorities and businesses and other organisations who hold and process information about living individuals, which is personal data….
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The ICO has issued new guidance which sets out some of the things an organisation needs to consider in the event of a security breach….
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It is understandable that the focus has been on cancelled flights and loading chaos but the initial plan for fingerprinting at Terminal 5 remains important. We outline the basic facts, set out the Privacy International complaint and ask Beverley Whittaker of Stevens & Bolton ‘Is it legal?’…
Documents coming out of your ears? Disclosure and compliance a problem? Andrew Haslam looks at the documentary equivalent of preventative medicine….
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Michael Bradshaw looks at how far an employer can go in monitoring its employees’ use of the Internet and particular Web sites….
IT Columnist, Rupert Kendrick, reports on a recent survey that highlights the inadequate approach that many law firms show towards encryption and looks at some proprietary solutions…