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ICO warns of £500,000 fine for single incident of spam or automated calls

29 July 2011 | Mark Weston

The Information Commissioner’s Office – the regulator in charge of enforcing UK data protection laws. – has warned businesses that they could face fines of up to £500,000 for a single incident of...

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Government recommends change to interception law following EU threat

17 November 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Home Office has recommended a change in the laws relating to interception of communications. A complaint had been made to the European Commission following BT’s controversial trial of the Phorm targeted...

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BIS consults on implementation of new E-Privacy Directive

28 September 2010 | Mark Weston

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is consulting on plans to implement a new E-Privacy Directive. The European Union law was passed in 2009 and needs to be implemented into domestic law...

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ISPs seek judicial ruling over legality of Digital Economy Act

21 July 2010 | Mark Weston

BT and Talk Talk – the Internet service providers – have asked the High Court to provide a ruling as to whether the Digital Economy Act is unlawful. They complain that the Act was scrambled through...

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European Union Article 29 Working Party says consent for cookies cannot be implied by computer settings but has to be express

8 July 2010 | Mark Weston

Last year, the European Union published a Citizens' Rights Directive amending the 2002 Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive. The upshot of the change - which must be brought into each country's...

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Mandatory notification of data breaches introduced by the European Commission…

2 December 2009 | Mark Weston

The European Commission has passed a new privacy regulation which would require communications providers and Internet service providers to notify individuals whose personal details have been exposed to...

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Latest news and views tagged ePrivacy Directive

ICO warns of £500,000 fine for single incident of spam or automated calls

Government recommends change to interception law following EU threat

BIS consults on implementation of new E-Privacy Directive

ISPs seek judicial ruling over legality of Digital Economy Act

European Union Article 29 Working Party says consent for cookies cannot be implied by computer settings but has to be express

Mandatory notification of data breaches introduced by the European Commission…

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