‘Big Data’: Here to Stay…. But What is it?
Lillian Pang aims to shine a floodlight on Big Data…
Publishing & social media
Creeping Up and Racing Past
I worry about coping with ‘future technology’ today…
The End of the Beginning of Non-bank Finance?
Facebook has announced it is asking for regulatory approval to run its own money transfer service, joining the likes of Google in challenging the banks over the supply of consumer finance services. Simon Deane-Johns assesses the impact of these developments on the dominance of banks within the financial sector. This article first appeared in the May issue of E-Finance & Payments Law & Policy: www.e-comlaw.com/efplp…
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Pass the Word: What recourse do consumers have when their passwords are compromised?
Inspired by the recent call to change eBay passwords, Mark Weston reflects on the remedies available to users, and the absence of real remedies…
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Image Rights and Privacy
Louise Turner asks if the Weller case has created an image right in relation to the facial expressions of children…
Google Glass: Issues for Wearers
Neil Cameron looks at some of the legal and practical issues that arise from using Google Glass in the real world…
Google Spain: A Question of (Lack of) Balance
Steve Peers believes that the CJEU’s Google Spain judgment fails to balance privacy and freedom of expression…
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Irish Data Protection Commissioner’s Annual Report 2013
John O’Connor reports on the latest report from the Irish Data Protection Commissioner…
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New SCL Irish Group
SCL is to launch a new Irish Group with its first meeting on 28 May…
Editorial
Special deal While IT law continues to have its niche practices and IT lawyers still occasionally focus on issues of great obscurity, the awful truth that IT law is central to legal practice can no longer be denied. I was reminded of the downside of this by a humorous tweet from an academic tweeter, @Cybermatron,…