Algorithmic Surveillance: True Negatives
Maria Helen Murphy explores surveillance algorithms and the interplay with fundamental rights…
Privacy & Data Protection
Are Your People Your Most Effective Defence Against Cyber-attacks?
As we all become increasingly aware of the vulnerability of organisations to cyber-attack, Nick Wilding explains how the key is to educate people…
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Brexit: What Does it Mean for Data Protection?
Dyann Heward-Mills and Joanna De Fonseka consider the options at this early stage…
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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….
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…