Publishing & social media

Disclosure of Username Data: Patel v Unite

February 1, 2012

The High Court has ordered a trade union to allow an independent expert access to their database and prepare a report for a claimant in an action involving allegedly defamatory postings on a forum….

Right to Be Forgotten vs Need to Be Remembered

January 31, 2012

Arnold Roosendaal asks if we are asking the right question about the so-called right to be forgotten: ‘Why are some organisations collecting so much information anyway?’ This article was written to summarise the issues raised in his talk at SCL’s 6th Annual Policy Forum held in September 2011….

Processing Children’s Data

January 27, 2012

A new initiative that makes a lot of sense and a continuing dilemma that probably doesn’t…

Data Protection: Unlawful Processing and ICO Enforcement

January 25, 2012

In light of a recent High Court judgment, Dr Chris Pounder suggests that the ICO can enforce unlawful processing, including Article 8 breaches, contrary to its existing standard practice…

Does the Digital Economy Act 2010 Have a Future?

January 23, 2012

This article by Francis Davey was written to accompany his talk at SCL’s 6th Annual Policy Forum held in September 2011. The article includes some updates but was written before the outcome of the appeal on the refusal of judicial review relating to the Act was known….

Regulation of Video-on-demand Services: the ‘Sun Video‘ Appeal

January 17, 2012

David Lewis examines a recent landmark development in the regulation of video on demand services and predicts that it may be the first of many……

Privacy Protection: Seed Control?

January 13, 2012

Rosalind English reports on a case which involved an innovative approach to protection of privacy, with the court venturing into an area often characterised as beyond court control…

Digital Ubiquity

January 11, 2012

The stratospheric increase in the use of social and mobile media has important implications for e-disclosure practitioners, as Greg Wildisen makes clear…

Can Semantic Web Technology Help Implement a Right to Be Forgotten?

January 8, 2012

Kieron O’Hara examines the right to be forgotten – what it means and whether the technology is available to implement the right. This is the first in a series of articles arising from the SCL’s 6th Annual Policy Forum held in September 2011….

Predictions 2012: Digital Evidence, E-disclosure, Forensics and More

January 3, 2012

This is a selection of the responses to our annual call for predictions, focusing on digital evidence e-disclosure, and vaguely related topics. Since respondents are encouraged to go beyond their comfort zone if so inclined, many more topics are covered….