Age of Consent
Tim Turner offers his forthright view that the requirement for clear and unambiguous consent under the GDPR is clear and unambiguous, and raises concerns about the advice given to some in the charity sector that muddies this clarity….
Privacy & Data Protection
Subject Access Requests: Guidance on Crime and Legal Privilege Exemptions
James Murray reports on a recent High Court judgment that allowed a subject access request even though it was alleged to be aimed at seeking a litigation advantage….
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‘Can Do Better’: Article 29 Working Party View on Privacy Shield
The Article 29 Working Party has given its verdict on the Privacy Shield that is designed to replace Safe Harbour. In essence, the Working Party has made encouraging noises and called for further improvements….
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Editorial
Blockchain Among the updates, case analysis, further focus on GDPR and valuable insights on outsourcing, the main feature of this issue is the articles on blockchain. The focus on blockchain arises from a combination of (i) a recognition on my part that blockchain was a hot topic, with many people I respected emphasising, and clearly…
EU Consultation on ePrivacy Directive
The EU Commission has launched a public consultation on the evaluation and review of the ePrivacy Directive…
Legality of Hyperlinking: Advocate General’s Opinion
The Advocate General’s Opinion has been published in a case referred to the CJEU questioning the liability of a person posting a link to a website that hosts copyright infringing material…
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SCL Event Report: Foundations of IT Law – Internet Law and Social Media
Katharine Lammiman reports on the latest event in the Foundations of IT Law series (Module 4- Cycle 2), which was held on 17 March 2016 and hosted by Olswang LLP…
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Why Blockchain?
Checca Aird looks at the tech world’s latest buzzword and some of the applications that she has encountered….
Smart Regulation and the GDPR
In another in our series of articles focusing on the General Data Protection Regulation, Dr Asma Vranaki considers crucial aspects of implementation and what smart regulation of the GDPR might mean….
Blockchain: Spider or Starfish Effect?
Richard French examines the blockchain technology and discusses some of its legal aspects…