‘Online adverts have attracted more complaints that television ads for the first time, the industry watchdog has said. Internet adverts attracted 10,932 complaints last year compared to 9,466 for TV.’
The Independent, 4th May 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A university student who blackmailed young girls and women into performing “depraved” sex acts online has been jailed for 12 years.’
BBC News, 1st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man convicted of helping Daesh extremists to open social media accounts so they could spread Islamist propaganda online has been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 27th April 2018
‘A High Court ruling today in the latest crowd-funded challenge to the government’s powers to monitor electronic communications has left both sides claiming victory. Ruling in Liberty v Home Office, Lord Justice Singh and Mr Justice Holgate ordered the government to amend a provision of the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 granting powers to require telecoms operators to store records of communications, including tracking information and web browsing.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th April 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘UK laws which will implement the EU’s Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive have been finalised and published.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th April 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Popular messaging service WhatsApp is banning under-16s from using its platform in the European Union.’
BBC News, 25th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In NT1 and NT2 v Google LLC, Mr Justice Warby considered whether Google should be required to ‘de-list’ links in its search results to articles about the spent historic convictions of two businessmen under what is commonly called the ‘right to be forgotten’. He held it was in the case of one claimant, but not the other.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th April 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Couples should be able to divorce online in a “one stop shop”, the President of the Supreme Court has said as she argues that blame should be take out of the process as it is “unjust” and “discriminatory”.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Martin Lewis, the consumer advice and money-saving expert, is suing Facebook for defamation after it published dozens of fake adverts featuring his face and name.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four men jailed for child grooming and treating “teenage girls like trophies” have been banned from using Snapchat.’
BBC News, 19th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It has taken some time for the principles recognised – somewhat ambiguously – in Google Spain to be tested in the English courts. Although the so-called right to be forgotten has rarely left the public memory (at least of that wretched and spindly section of the public which is interested in data protection), taking on Google takes guts, money and an ability to overlook the risk of the Streisand effect. NT1 & NT2 v Google LLC [2018] EWHC 799 (QB) is the battle royale you have been waiting for. But if you want brevity, look elsewhere.’
Panopticon, 13th Apil 2018
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘Search engine giant Google has been ordered to remove links to articles about the historic criminal convictions of a businessman in the first “right to be forgotten” case to be decided in England and Wales. Ruling in NT 1 and NT 2 v Google LLC today, Mr Justice Warby reached opposite conclusions about the two claimants, identified as NT 1 and NT 2, based on the nature of the criminal convictions and the extent to which publication of information related to the claimant’s private life.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th April 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Internet governance organisation ICANN is planning new restrictions on access to information in order to comply with EU privacy rules. Those on the privacy side of the argument welcome the planned changes – WHOIS data is misused by spammers and scammers, they say. But others rely on the information for more positive purposes. WHOIS records have been used to tackle online crime, and online infringement of rights like trade marks. The changes will make life more difficult for them.’
Technology Law Blog, 3rd April 2018
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘A gang of students from the University of Manchester who funded a luxury lifestyle by selling more than £800,000 worth of drugs on the dark web have been jailed for up to 15 years.’
The Guardian, 21st March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A UK tax tribunal has ruled that digital versions of daily newspapers should be subject to VAT, unlike printed editions containing the same content.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The proportion of applications to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal by litigants in person (LiPs) has gone up by 50% in the last 10 years, the Master of the Rolls has said.’
Legal Futures, 20th March 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A second businessman who wants links to articles about his criminal past removed from search engine results has launched a high court fight.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Stalker Callum Blake-O’Brien created numerous fake social media accounts to send women what prosecutors described as “unimaginably horrendous” messages. One teenager left “emotionally numb” by his unrelenting abuse says he “handpicked” his victims to cause maximum distress.’
BBC News, 9th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Advertising Standards Authority has taken action against four large secondary ticketing sites over the misleading presentation of pricing information on their websites.’
The Guardian, 7th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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