Advocate General Jääskinen considers that search engine service providers are not responsible, on the basis of the Data Protection Directive, for personal data appearing on web pages they process….
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An informal combination of data protection authorities have approached Google, expressing concern about the data protection implications of Google Glass…
Google faces further action from the ICO over wi-fi data collection…
Nominet has announced a programme for ‘evolving the .uk domain name space’…
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…
Bridget Treacy and Naomi McBride bring us up to date with the latest developments on the EU DP Regulation…
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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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….
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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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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