I’ve been thinking recently about the limits of data protection recently with all the debate going on about the new Directive. I have some frustration with the debate, particularly over the validity of the consents that are given by data subjects….
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The EU Commission has given details of its cybersecurity plan, designed ‘to protect open internet and online freedom and opportunity’…
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….
Neil Brown examines the crowdsourced funding web site Kickstarter, asking what Kickstarter needs to do to ensure that consumers are adequately protected against project failure….
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The premium rate watchdog has issued a report with lots of good ideas. It clearly cares about protecting children. But there is a crucial piece of contract law missing….
Nico van Eijk, a presenter at the SCL Forum 2012, relates a story that illustrates the dangers associated with digital certificates and suggests improvements to the relevant regime….
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The EU Commission does seem to get it when it comes to online rights for citizens. At least its heart is in the right place. But it could do to polish its act and get the small things right….
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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A set of predictions, mainly from practising IT lawyers but with a few academics too, which range widely but include predictions on the developments expected in IT law….
Paul Lambert looks across the world at various cases involving Google and takes a look at its claim to defences and denial of liability…