Phorm provides technology to monitor surfing patterns so that advertising can be more closely targeted to the surfer’s needs. Its recent deals with prominent UK ISPs have caused a good deal of concern about the privacy and data protection implications of using Phorm software. It seems that practically everybody wants to be Phorm monitor….
New ISO/IEC International Standard on ICT Disaster Recovery Services
The International Organization for Standardisation has published a new set of guidelines on the information and communications technologies and services necessary for disaster recovery as part of business continuity management…
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Conservative Party Report on Cybercrime
Shadow Home Secretary David Davis has launched a report that looks at the threats posed by cybercrime and proposes measures to tackle it….
February / March 2008 Online Course
The CPD questions relating to the February / March 2008 issue of Computers and Law (Course code HW/SFCL12 – 1 hour)…
Editorial
IT law has been proper news for more than a month. The HMRC data debacle has been shown to be far from unique as government departments and commercial organisations have competed for top spot on the shame lists that the press have compiled. Every minor breach merited some sort of coverage, although one suspects that…
SCL Information Governance Conference 2008
The last two months have seen enormous demand for safe guidance on data handling. There is widespread concern that breaches of good data practice will wreak havoc in an organisation and damage its reputation irretrievably. In response to that demand and to alleviate that concern, SCL has arranged a special conference at short notice. The…
IT Thrill Seekers
Calum Macleod warns against the use of FTP servers, unless you want to live life on the edge – on the edge of an IT security nightmare….
Trade Marks and Sponsored Links
A press release from Bird & Bird reveals that the firm has been involved in successfully defending Yahoo! UK Ltd and its sister company, Overture Services Ltd (trading under the name ‘Yahoo! Search Marketing’), in what it describes as a groundbreaking trade mark infringement case concerning keywords and sponsored search results. The case was brought…
Is the UK’s Blackberry War Over?
A series of hearings in the battle between RIM and Visto over the patents underpinning the Blackberry device has resulted in what appears to be a win for RIM. The full judgment is available on BAILII but Mr Justice Floyd is reported to have taken the view that Visto’s patent was not valid. However, questions…
China – Opportunities and Challenges
Vince Cunningham is a leading expert on trade with China. He highlights some of the things you need to know about China and astonishing expansion of the Chinese economy and influence….