To no great surprise, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that The Pirate Bay co-founders’ criminal conviction for assisting copyright infringement on the Internet was justified…
Latest Data Protection Prosecution
The ICO has prosecuted a medical receptionist under the Data Protection Act 1998, s 55…
Apps: Article 29 Working Party Opinion Published
The Article 29 Working Party has published a detailed Opinion on apps and their data protection dangers….
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Advergames – Play With Caution
advergame (noun): an electronic game that promotes a particular brand, product, or marketing message by integrating it into the game. Advergames are subject to the supervision of the Advertising Standards Authority. Sacha Wilson reviews some of the ASA adjudications and clarifies the rules of this particular game….
Big Data, Open Data, Midata… It’s All Linked
Simon Deane-Johns joins up the dots to show the full picture concerning the hottest data-related issues…
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BYOD: ICO Survey and Guidance
Following a survey on the use of personal devices for work commissioned by the Information Commissioner’s Office, it sees cause for concern on security and data protection compliance. It has issued new guidance for businesses…
CJEU Highlights Catch with TVCatchup
According to the latest judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union, television broadcasters may prohibit the retransmission of their programmes by another company via the Internet as such retransmission constitutes, under certain conditions, ‘a communication to the public’ of works which must be authorised by their author…
An Introduction to Legal Project Management
Antony Smith explains what LPM is and the part IT can play in its effective implementation…
Microsoft Fined by EU Commission
The EU Commission has fined Microsoft for its non-compliance with browser choice commitments…
The Big Data Explosion: A New Frontier in Digital Law
Richard Graham and Adam Lewington paint a Big Data landscape, and highlight the risks in the foreground and those looming on the horizon…
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