“What should Ofcom do when mobile network operators (‘MNOs’) spot a loophole in the regulator’s price control mechanism and proceed to ‘game’ the system over several years, increasing their revenues by many millions of pounds?”
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 6th November 2012
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
“The home secretary, Theresa May, has been told by peers and MPs that her £1.8bn internet monitoring proposals will be a ‘honeypot for hackers and criminals around the world’ and that she must bring in prison sentences for those who hack databases.”
The Guardian, 31st October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“New powers to snoop on all emails, web visits and phone calls could still be used to combat minor crimes despite Government assurances, the watchdog who oversees them has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Four civil claims filed at the high court in the first formal move for damages from any company outside News International.”
The Guardian, 23rd October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Serious criminals will be able to avoid details of their communications being monitored under an expanded intelligence gathering regime proposed by the Government, the UK’s data protection watchdog has warned.”
OUT-LAW.com, 17th 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
“Ofcom would have to consult on and gain Parliamentary and EU approval for any changes it wishes to make to the scope of its proposed new anti-piracy code once the initial code is finalised, it has said.”
OUT-Law.com, 4th October 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Two people who sent millions of spam text messages face being fined more than £250,000, the information watchdog said today.”
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
“News International is now facing almost 200 fresh phone-hacking claims with legal action now confirmed from individuals including the former Labour party leader Neil Kinnock, former cabinet minister Stephen Byers and Louise Woodward, the former nanny jailed in the US for killing a baby.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.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
“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
“A premium rate service (PRS) provider has been fined £50,000 after the industry’s regulator ruled that it had charged mobile phone users to download a games application without adequate consent to do so.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Senior Scotland Yard officer Stephen Kavanagh is to take over Sue Akers’s role overseeing the investigations into phone hacking and other alleged illegal activities by journalists, with the police budgeting for the process to last another three years and cost about £40m.”
The Guardian, 4th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Mobile phone operator O2 will appeal against Ofcom’s decision to allow a rival firm to launch superfast broadband services later this year using its existing network capabilities, according to media reports.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Changes to the way official alternative dispute resolution (ADR) schemes work will lead to consistent outcomes for consumers making complaints about telephone, mobile or broadband services, Ofcom has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A man has been found guilty of encouraging disorder in Coventry during last summer’s riots across England.”
BBC News, 21st August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The prices that BT charged rivals to access parts of its network to provide services to their subscribers were not justified, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Britain has quietly agreed to measures that could increase the ability of the security services to intercept online communications, experts say.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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