“The Department for Education (DfE) was guilty of a breach of UK data protection laws when a ‘temporary security flaw’ meant that personal information belonging to respondents to one of its consultations were ‘compromised’, the UK’s data protection watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th October 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Plans to monitor all Britons’ online activity risk uncovering ‘incompetent criminals and accidental anarchists’ rather than serious offenders, the information commissioner has warned.”
BBC News, 16th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Mugshots of convicted criminals are to be published on a Government website in a move to name and shame offenders.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Senior high court judge Michael Tugendhat says media lawyers have a duty to seek judicial appointments.”
The Guardian, 2nd October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Cloud computing is becoming an ever more pervasive feature of the technological world. Whether one is dabbling in social networking or purchasing goods online, the truth is that we all, to a greater or lesser extent, now have our heads in the virtual clouds. However, the use of cloud computing inevitably raises important information law issues, particularly in terms of the impact on privacy rights and also under the Data Protection Act 1998.”
Panopticon, 27th September 2012
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
5RB Conference: Keynote address (PDF)
Speech by Mr Justice Tugendhat
5RB Conference, 27th September 2012
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has apologised to hundreds of people after it ‘inadvertently disclosed’ their names, dates of birth and other personal data in a document as part of its response to a freedom of information (FOI) request.”
OUT-LAW.com, 28th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Political activists must watch what they say on the likes of Facebook and Twitter, sites which will become the ‘next big thing in law enforcement’, a leading human rights lawyer has warned.”
The Independent, 1st October 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Emails from private accounts and texts sent by the prime minister and cabinet members could be accessible under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI).”
BBC News, 30th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Prince Harry will not pursue a complaint with the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) over the publication of photographs of him naked in Las Vegas, St James’s Palace has said.”
BBC News, 28th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Divorcing couples have been given reassurance that their private financial affairs will remain confidential even when the media attend court, following a recent judgment from the family court.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Controversial ‘naked’ security scanners are to be ditched by airport bosses.”
The Independent, 17th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Twitter has said that Government plans to increase the UK intelligence services’ communications surveillance capabilities could cause it to breach the privacy rights of individuals based elsewhere in the world.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Joshua Rozenberg responds to a reader about whether proposals to leave undeliverable items with neighbours infringes privacy rights.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Siobhain McDonagh, a Labour MP, has launched a legal action against News International and the Sun in relation to the theft of her mobile phone and is seeking damages for alleged invasion of privacy and breach of confidence.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Should the Communications Data Bill become law, it will be an intervention too far from the surveillance state.”
The Observer, 9th September 2012
Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk
“The press watchdog announced that it would not be ‘appropriate’ to investigate The Sun’s publication of photographs of a naked Prince Harry because it could breach his privacy.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Self-interested tabloids enjoy reporting on the existence of an injunction. We have seen what this unfettered power can lead to.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A high court judge has outlined his reasons for rejecting a privacy injunction sought by former England manager Steve McClaren against the Sun over an extramarital affair.”
The Guardian, 5th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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