Google Glass and Data Protection Issues
An informal combination of data protection authorities have approached Google, expressing concern about the data protection implications of Google Glass…
Telecoms & the Internet
Street View: ICO Issues Enforcement Notice
Google faces further action from the ICO over wi-fi data collection…
Nominet’s Plans for Change
Nominet has announced a programme for ‘evolving the .uk domain name space’…
Google Privacy : Latest Enforcement Action
The CNIL has ordered Google to comply with the French Data Protection Act, within three months. Other DPAs are proceeding with the concerted action agreed by the Article 29 Working Party…
Irish Presidency Proposes Risk-Based Adjustments to Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation
Bridget Treacy and Naomi McBride bring us up to date with the latest developments on the EU DP Regulation…
A Brave New World Demands Brave New Thinking
Phil Lee considers the impact that Google Glass and other ‘smart glasses’ may have on privacy issues and calls for new thinking…
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3D Printing Legal Update
Even someone with a long-standing interest in 3D printing has to be surprised by its sudden ascent to the mainstream. Simon Bradshaw puts surprise to one side, reviews the latest legal reaction and trends which affect or will come to affect 3D printing and essays some predictions….
Interflora v Marks and Spencer: Adword Use Infringed Trade Mark
Mr Justice Arnold has ruled in favour of Interflora in its long-running battle with M&S, finding that Marks and Spencer’s use of the “Interflora” trade mark as a Google AdWord to advertise its M&S Flowers & Gifts website was trade mark infringement…
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Defamation and Injunction: Google and Facebook Must Try Harder
An Irish court has granted an interlocutory injunction against Facebook and Google and required YouTube, Google, Facebook and a number of web sites to permanently remove a video and accompanying material which wrongly identified a man dodging a taxi fare and defamed him with a series of offensive comments…
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Patent Wars: EU Commission Weighs In
The EU Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Motorola Mobility relating to its potential misuse of mobile phone standard-essential patents…