On 26-27 October a sponsored ‘think-tank’ is to be held in London on ‘Decentring Internet regulation: the changing roles of government and the private sector in determining and enforcing acceptable online behaviour’….
Read More… from SCL Policy Forum: Decentring Internet Regulation
Laurie Kaye reports on a new development in an ongoing saga and analyses its importance….
Read More… from When is a search engine not a search engine? Answer: when it’s a publisher
Laurie Kaye reports on a new development in an ongoing saga and asks ‘When is a search engine not a search engine?’ Apparently, the answer is ‘when it’s a publisher’….
A recent report from Privacy International has highlighted concerns about the difficulties in deleting accounts and the sharing of data and has led to a complaint to the Information Commissioner calling for an investigation….
SCL’s 2006 Conference, supported by Intellect, is to be held on 24 and 25 November in Oxford. It will deal with the critical legal issues of public sector IT procurement, regulation and management….
Jeremy Holt takes a realistic look at staff policies on Internet and e-mail use and the like. He also offers a specimen computer and e-mail use policy….
Laurence Eastham interviewed Vin Murria, the CEO of the Computer Software Group, who has recently acquired three prominent suppliers of software to the legal market….
Read More… from Vin Murria – Changing the Landscape of Legal Software Suppliers
A round-up of the current calls for input which might be of interest to SCL members…
Peter Church and Richard Cumbley look at the latest move to bring Part III of RIPA into force….
In its enthusiasm to moderate US security requirements for flights from Europe, the European legislative machine has led us down a legal cul-de-sac says Tim Pullan. He believes that the case involving passenger data on flights to the US is yet another example of why European data protection legislation is not fit for purpose….