E-Privacy and Online Data Protection
Marc Dautlich of Olswang reviews E-Privacy and Online Data Protection by Peter Carey and Eduardo Ustaran (Butterworths, £103.55)….
Privacy & Data Protection
New Rules for Inboxes
Unsolicited e-mail and overflowing inboxes are a new cyber hazard. This article on inboxes from Nigel Miller looks at the problem. It was first published in the Solicitors Journal….
BS7799 – Why is it important?
And why, asks Ian Mann of ECSC (e-commerce security consultants) is an IT security consultant contributing to a law publication?…
Processing Anonymous Data
It was generally assumed that data which did not identify individuals fell outside the scope of the Data Protection Act 1998 and therefore the restrictions imposed on the use of “personal data” did not apply. However, recent legal guidance issued by the UK Information Commissioner has thrown this into doubt. Partner Nigel Wildish and assistant Marcus Turle, of the IT & E-commerce group at City law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse, discuss why data controllers may have to rethink how anonymous data are handled….
The Right of Oblivion, Data Culling and Conservation – Charting the Development of the Fifth Principle
From his herd he culls, For slaughter, from the fairest of his bulls. Only the quote is from Dryden, the article is from Jeremy Warner of the University of Strathclyde. He undertakes an in-depth study of the development of the principle….
Privacy and Data Sharing Implications of E-government: An Analysis of the PIU Report
Last April the Performance and Innovation Unit, one of Whitehall’s most influential bodies, produced a report entitled “Privacy and data-sharing, the way forward for public services” (PIU report). The report took two years to write and its aim was to provide a ‘new strategic approach’ to the use of personal data held by the public sector. But there are some significant limitations in the report, not least poor analysis of the legal issues. Sarah Williams of Masons feels that questions remain about how the exchange of information can be justified and what the implications for privacy rights will be….
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Offshore Outsourcing – Learning From Experience
In the wake of the offshore outsourcing phenomenon, Peter Hall, Bill Jones, Kevin Lowe and Patrick Brodie, partners at Wragge & Co LLP, look at the various structures that might be considered. The article looks especially at India and the special considerations, and tax breaks, which apply there….
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What Every Technology Lawyer Needs to Know about IT Security
Kit Burden explains why IT security matters, or should matter….
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