The European Commission has closed an infringement case against the UK in recognition that UK national legislation has now been changed to properly implement EU rules…
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Monetary Penalty Notice for Midlothian Council
The ICO has imposed a monetary penalty of £140,000 on Midlothian Council for disclosing sensitive personal data…
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SCL Meeting Report: ‘Back to Basics: Data Protection and Intellectual Property for IT Lawyers’
Jenny Wilson reports on the recent SCL Northern Group meeting held at DLA Piper UK LLP on 25 January 2012….
Access Aware Campaign from ICO
In light of what it claims are too many consumers being denied the right to access the information that companies or public bodies hold about them, the ICO has launched an awareness-raising campaign called Access Aware….
Processing Children’s Data
A new initiative that makes a lot of sense and a continuing dilemma that probably doesn’t…
EU Data Protection Reform: Proposals Published
EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has launched the Commission’s proposals for a comprehensive reform of data protection rules, saying that the reforms will increase users’ control of their data and cut costs for businesses. See a series of comments from DP experts too….
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Data Protection: Unlawful Processing and ICO Enforcement
In light of a recent High Court judgment, Dr Chris Pounder suggests that the ICO can enforce unlawful processing, including Article 8 breaches, contrary to its existing standard practice…
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All Eyes on Asia: Emerging Privacy Laws in Asia
Adrian Rafferty looks at new data protection legislation in Malaysia and its effects. He also casts an eye over potential developments elsewhere in a region that has increasing importance for outsourcing and new ventures….
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EU Data Protection Reform and Hypocrisy
Does the passenger names records (PNR) agreement fit well with the European Commission’s data protection rhetoric?…
Does the Digital Economy Act 2010 Have a Future?
This article by Francis Davey was written to accompany his talk at SCL’s 6th Annual Policy Forum held in September 2011. The article includes some updates but was written before the outcome of the appeal on the refusal of judicial review relating to the Act was known….
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