“A newspaper has been censured for placing video content on its website which invaded a woman’s privacy by showing the inside of her home.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A businessman is suing an old schoolfriend after he allegedly created a fake profile of him on the social networking site Facebook.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The EU is close to finalising an agreement with the US that would allow the FBI to see the internet browsing habits and credit card histories of UK citizens.”
The Observer, 29th June 2008
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk
“Legal broadband subscription services that permit file sharing may appear on the market by the year’s end, according to music industry sources – after government intervention brought both music suppliers and ISPs to the table.”
The Register, 26th June 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
“Children are illegally buying violent video games over the internet because traders are failing to check their age, an investigation has found.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government has unveiled an action plan to make the internet safer for children with a £9m ad campaign promoting “e-safety” and setting up a council on child internet safety.”
The Guardian, 24th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“This year’s Intendance ‘Fast Fifty’ benchmarking of the 50 fastest-growing law firm websites is further proof of how the legal sector is stepping up its online operations.”
Legal Week, 19th June 2008
Source: www.legalweek.com
“The Home Office held a private meeting with Phorm in August last year, but BT’s interception and profiling partner did not disclose that it had completed an allegedly illegal trial of its technology on tens of thousands of unwitting broadband subscribers just weeks earlier.”
The Register, 18th June 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
“A fascinating survey of music consumption conducted for British Music Rights has good and bad news for the beleaguered music business.”
The Register, 16th June 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
“Solicitors risk breaching conduct rules and could face insurance claims if they use non-specialist online sources for legal research, a leading QC solicitor has warned.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 12th June 2008
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“A senior judge made a passionate plea for the Government to clamp down on disturbing internet images as he jailed four teenagers for a ‘sickening’ attack which they filmed.”
The Independent, 14th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Teenagers and students have an average of more than 800 illegally copied songs each on their digital music players, the largest academic survey of young people’s music ownership has found.”
The Times, 16th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The House of Lords is aiming to spruce up its fusty image by launching viral videos on a YouTube channel to ‘combat outdated stereotypes of members’ and build on its first web foray Lords of the Blog.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Hugh James, Nelsons and Pannone have signed up to a post-Legal Services Act internet trading scheme called MyLawyer.co.uk that could challenge the position of the high street solicitor.”
The Lawyer, 9th June 2008
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“The age of illegal music downloads could soon be over. The UK’s largest provider of home broadband is to warn internet users building up vast libraries of music that they could be prosecuted.”
The Independent, 7th June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Senior industry figures are calling for the new code of practice for advertising broadband services to be extended to mobile internet providers.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ofcom has encouraged internet service providers (ISPs) to sign up to a voluntary code which would regulate how they advertise broadband speeds to customers.”
The Times, 5th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Websites that encourage people to commit suicide could be shut down under changes to the law, it was disclosed today.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Two British newspaper publishers have been fined in French courts because they violated French privacy laws. The publishers were liable because the articles were viewed in France on the internet.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has criticised proposals to build one Government-owned database to hold a log of phone calls, email and internet use in the UK. The ICO has said that the move would be unjustified.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
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