Sir Brian Neill – A Tribute
Richard Susskind, the SCL President, offers his tribute to the Rt Hon Sir Brian Neill PC, a former President of SCL…
Publishing & social media
Jurisdiction: Schrems is a Consumer but No Collective Action
The CJEU has given judgment on the right of privacy activist Max Schrems to sue Facebook in his home jurisdiction…
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Should We Be Building Online Prior Restraint Machines?
Graham Smith warns of threats to freedom of speech from a rush to judgment that ignores any need for due process…
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Book Review: ‘Control Shift’
Neil Brown reviews David Meyer’s ‘Control Shift: How Technology Affects You and Your Rights’ and finds a lot in there – and a lot to like…
Predictions 2018 – 21
Chris Dale has made a habit of sending SCL a great set of somewhat acerbic predictions. Here is another glorious product of his warped crystal ball….
Predictions 2018 – 18
The latest set of predictions is from tech provider Rev Adrian Kennard (@TheRealRevK)…
A Welcome Christmas Tradition
SCL Chair Mark O’Conor looks back at some highlights of the Society’s year…
Predictions 2018 – 12
Dr Monica Horten focuses on the effects of Brexit on tech and tech industries…
Predictions 2018 – 11: A Prediction about Predictions
Marion Oswald offers her homage to Yes Minister and, in that tradition, smuggles in some pertinent observations on AI fears…
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Going Backwards and Forwards
We asked a number of regular contributors to the SCL predictions to look back as well as forward and that makes for some interesting reflections and insights…