Technology, Society & Justice Archives - Page 37 of 62

News from the SCL Chair

October 9, 2016

Mark O’Conor with the latest news from SCL…

Whose personal data is it anyway?

October 4, 2016

David Hart QC looks at a recent High Court judgment where the data protection and privacy rights of a doctor under GMC investigation clashed with those of his patient…

SCL Lecture 2016 – What to Expect

October 3, 2016

Some details about the material to be covered in the forthcoming SCL Lecture, Upgrading Justice, are now available…

Intelligent Contracts – Is this the Way Forward?

September 22, 2016

While all commercial contracts are supposed to encapsulate some of the drafter’s intelligence, Kevin Gidney explains a concept that seeks to go beyond this (and beyond smart contracts) and make fuller use of artificial intelligence. He also highlights some possible applications for Intelligent Contracts….

Honouring the Breach

August 31, 2016

A recent appeal against a monetary penalty notice shows the need to recognise a data breach where the duty to notify applies…

The Legal Consequences of Genetic Prediction

August 23, 2016

Aisling de Paor highlights some of the ethical and legal concerns arising with use of algorithms based on genetic information, and advocates the need to appropriately control and regulate these new technologies….

When Algorithms Kill

August 23, 2016

Peter Gallagher considers the autonomous weapons debate in international humanitarian law…

Algorithmic Decision-Making and the Problem of Opacity

August 14, 2016

John Danaher introduces our focus on algorithms in legal and governmental decision-making and explains some of the basic problems. You can find further linked articles in the side-panel….