Nodding Along to Tech and a Back to Basics Solution
If you find yourself slightly at a loss when tech terms are bandied about, a solution is around the corner…
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Publishing & social media
Data Protection Bill: Statement of Intent Published
The DCMS has published a statement of intent covering the proposed contents of the Data Protection Bill…
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Artificial Intelligence: The Real Legal Issues
Based on his presentation at the SCL Conference in June, John C. Buyers takes us on a tour of the AI issues for tech lawyers and points out the hotspots…
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Fake News: Striking a Balance between Regulation and Responsibility
Ashley Hurst sets out an approach to fake news that shifts the focus away from some of the more strident ‘calls for action’…
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GDPR: Data Protection Impact Assessments
Olivia Whitcroft takes a careful look at DPIAs in light of the further guidance on the GDPR that has been issued since its finalisation…
Jurisdiction: Advocate General Proposes Extension of Jurisdiction for Internet Defamation Claims
Advocate General Bobek considers that a company alleging that its personality rights have been infringed by the publication of information on the internet can take legal action in the Member State where it has its centre of interests for the entirety of the harm claimed…
Privacy, Data Protection and Copyright in Mc Fadden
This essay from Daniel Zwi was one of two highly commended entries for the SCL Essay Prize 2017…
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The SCL Annual Conference 2017: A Sketch
David Chaplin, the SCL’s Development Editor, offers some brief observations on last week’s outstanding Annual Conference…
Time to Speak up for Article 15
Graham Smith is one of the speakers at the SCL Conference in the session covering new trends in data interception, use and retention. While this piece from Graham does not reflect his input in that focused session, it is an important contribution to the much-needed debate on Internet freedoms….
Book Review: Collisions in the Digital Paradigm
Laurence Eastham reviews a new book from David J Harvey, Collisions in the Digital Paradigm: Law and Rule Making in the Internet Age (Hart Publishing; 401 pp: ISBN 978-1-50990-652-9)…
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