Bad Bots
If you count software bots as robots then robots are already being used to deceive and exploit people who mistake them for humans. Miranda Mowbray enlightens you….
Technology, Society & Justice
Data Protection: Facebook and the Right Kind of Establishment
Julia Hörnle looks at a German case concerning the application of EU data protection law to foreign service providers and similar questions arising elsewhere in the EU, all of which raise issues about what amounts to the right kind of establishment…
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The Aerial Gaze: Regulating Domestic Drones in the UK
Lachlan Urquhart considers the various issues raised by drones…
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Data Protection Reform: Latest from the Article 29 Working Party
Following the latest meeting of the EU data protection regulators, the Article 29 Working Party released their latest statement on current discussions regarding the data protection reform package…
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Regulating Code: Towards a Prosumer Law
Chris Marsden and Ian Brown see a regulatory crisis and a prosumer law solution. They explain how regulatory solutions based on code, rather than fines or other traditional methods, can be the right solution in a prosumer world. Chris chaired the SCL Policy Forum 2012….
Web Accessibility: The Proposed EU Directive
Martin Sloan analyses the proposed new directive on web accessibility and tells you all you need to know about the developing accessibility requirements. And this is something you do really need to know about….
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Cybercrime in Ireland – Recent Legislative Developments
Pearse Ryan, Claire O’Brien and Andrew Harbison outline and comment on the new legislation in Ireland which aims to target white collar crime and cybercrime in particular…
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Predictions 2013 and Beyond: IT in Law and IT for Lawyers
Here is a selection of the online predictions made by our contributors. All relate to IT for law firms, e-disclosure or related issues….
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Predictions 2013, and beyond: Part 7, Mainly Just for Fun
These predictions from Matthew Lavy, Clive Freedman and Lilian Edwards are designed mainly to amuse on a cold December day, though Matthew starts sensibly enough. You may feel that many a true word is spoken in jest and that even the wildest of the ideas here has more than a grain of truth beneath it. You may well find yourself thinking ‘if only’….
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Predictions 2013, and beyond: Part 6, A Practitioners’ and Academic Mix
Here are some remarkably sound predictions on the future of IT law and related fields from IT lawyers Jane Seager, Simon Deane-Johns, Richard Graham and Toby Headdon and, from the academic world, Monica Horten and Marion Oswald, plus a stimulating suggestion for how SCL might change from regular contributor Alastair Morrison….
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