SCL Event Report: Foundations of IT Law Programme – A-Z of Data Protection in the IT World
Alexander de Gaye reports on the seventh module in SCL’s Foundation of IT Law, an event held at Fieldfisher on Wednesday 5 November 2014…
Publishing & social media
EU Network and Information Security Directive
Pearse Ryan, Paddy Buckenham and Niall Donnelly give a full account of the proposals for the pending ‘Cybersecurity Directive’ and the latest developments affecting it, and wonder whether it is possible to legislate for cybersecurity….
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SCL Events Reports
For many years the magazine reported on SCL events but these are now found only online. But we worry that many members are missing out on memorable and useful training opportunities. So here are two reports on events from September. Annie Clarke reports on the SCL Big Data Masterclass, Big Data & Digital: competition, consumer protection and other challengesand James Henderson reports on the sixth module in SCL’s Foundation of IT Law, Cloud Computing….
Case Reports Round-up
Laurence Eastham reports on some judgments published in September arising from a few leading cases from the Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights that may have an impact on IT law practice…
The EU’s Traditional Analysis of the Facebook, WhatsApp Deal – Do We Like it?
Susannah Sheppard outlines the recent decision to approve the WhatsApp acquisition and wonders if the Commission’s traditional approach will be adequate in a data rich world where companies compete in new ways and data competition really matters…
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Revenge Porn Legislation
Proposals to create the new offence of ‘disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress’ have now been published…
Who Wants to be Forgotten?
It may feel like a decade since we had that RtbF judgment in ‘Google Spain’ but it has been just six months. It has been all too easy to be distracted by the wide-ranging and sometimes overy philosohical debates on the topic. Andres Guadamuz takes a very welcome look at the judgment’s application in practice. It is essential reading for anyone contemplating attending the London session of the Google Advisory Council….
New CPS Guidance on Revenge Porn Prosecutions
The Crown Prosecution Service has updated its guidance for prosecutors on ‘revenge pornography’…
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Facebook Acquisition of WhatsApp Approved
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook…
An Evening with Tim Berners-Lee and our President
Reflecting on an evening that raised some profound questions about the future of the Web….
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