Joe McNamee’s article, one of our regular opinion pieces, may raise wider debate about the real meaning of privacy in a changed data landscape…
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False, Fake and Facebook
Three unrelated developments show the disconnect between reality and the Internet’s version of it…
Cybercrime Legislative Developments in Ireland
Pearse Ryan, Tom Browne and Sarah McDermott consider the impact of a recently introduced Bill and summarise its most noteworthy aspects…
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Internet and Trade Marks: Latest CJEU Decision
The CJEU has held that a former authorised car dealer was not responsible for online advertisements which continued to associate the dealer with the ‘Mercedes-Benz’ trade mark….
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User-friendly T&Cs: BIS Consultation Underway
The Department for Business Innovation & Skills has published a new consultation ‘seeking views on how terms and conditions (T&Cs) can be made more user-friendly and on proposals to introduce fines for unfair terms’…
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Social Media Prosecution Guidelines: CPS Consultation
The CPS has published new guidelines on the prosecution of those who abuse victims online and is seeking views on those revised guidelines…
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Take the Initiative and Think Globally
Spring is a good time for fresh thinking. Here are some suggestions….
Investigatory Powers Bill Publication
A raft of documents has now been published by the Home Office including draft codes of practice…
CPD Online: February/March 2016 Edition of Computers & Law
Questions arising from the Feb/March 2016 issue of Computers & Law. SCL Online CPD Scheme – Course code HW/SFCL:OC40 – CPD: 1 hour 30 minutes…
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Editorial
GDPR Focus Like Hannibal Smith in the A-Team, I love it when a plan comes together. But I love it even more when my half-baked idea for a vehicle gets grasped by the SCL membership and turned into something that looks like a beautifully engineered limousine. And that’s what happened with this issue. The GDPR…