1 August is Privacy Shield Day
Whatever the doubts about its long-term future, the Privacy Shield is officially available for use from 1 August….
Privacy & Data Protection
Book Review: Intercept
Lorraine Chimbga reviews Intercept: The Secret History of Computers and Spies by Gordon Corera (Orion Publishing, Paperback – £8.99, pp 448, ISBN: 9781780227849)…
The Regulation of Drones in Ireland
There have been a number of recent legal developments in Ireland arising from the increase in the use of drones. Pearse Ryan, Tom Browne and Sorcha Ní Loinsigh summarise the changes and highlight their significance….
A Good Luck Message to the New Information Commissioner
Monday 18 July is Elizabeth Denham’s first day in the job. I am wishing her good luck, and think she will need it, and suggesting a challenge that she might like to embrace…
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EU-US Privacy Shield Adopted
The European Commission has launched the EU-US Privacy Shield, claiming that it provides ‘stronger protection for transatlantic data flows’. There has been immediate criticism of its effectiveness….
Digital Economy Bill Published
The full text of the Digital Economy Bill was published on 5 July…
Smart? Blockchain, DAO and Decentralization
Andres Guadamuz returns to blockchain, including an introduction to some basic concepts for those not familiar with the technology, and goes on to cover recent developments, particularly the latest multi-million hacking attacks involving Ethereum’s DAO, which suggests that smart contracts are only as smart as the people drafting them…
The Internet of Things and Dragons
This piece from Rebecca Keating was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): Analyse the key legal issues which might hinder the so-called “Internet of Things”, and offer comments on how these might be overcome….
Regulation of the Internet of Things
This piece from Thomas Foster was a runner-up in the SCL Student Essay Prize competition. It addressed the following topic (from a range of suggested topics): Analyse the key legal issues which might hinder the so-called “Internet of Things”, and offer comments on how these might be overcome….
Advocate General’s Opinion on Lending of e-books
In the view of Advocate General Szpunar, the lending of electronic books is comparable to the lending of traditional books. It follows that the general regime of the lending right, which provides in particular for fair remuneration for authors under the public lending exception, is applicable….
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