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Phorm and BT won’t be prosecuted for targeted ad trial undertaken without users’ knowledge

15 April 2011 | Mark Weston

Phorm and BT will not be prosecuted for their trial of Phorm’s targeted ad technology on BT’s users without those users’ knowledge. Following the controversial trial, it emerged that there were deficiencies...

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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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European Commission takes UK to court over failure to protect privacy and data

11 October 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has announced that it is taking the UK to the European Court of Justice for failure to properly implement European Union rules protecting protection of data and privacy. The issue...

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ICO gives Google minor ticking off for its interception of wireless data during Street View data gathering

11 August 2010 | Mark Weston

The Information Commissioner’s Office has given Google a ticking off but went on to say that no further action was necessary after the UK’s data protection regulator had investigated the search engine...

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Clegg wants to reduce amount of retention of digital communications

27 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, has signalled a further change in direction concerning the way the new Government interacts with its citizens. He wants to reduce the amount of digital data held...

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RIPA law is proportionate and doesn’t breach privacy or human rights – Kennedy v UK, the European Court of Human Rights

20 May 2010 | Mark Weston

A man who claimed that the UK’s interception laws had wrongfully interfered with his privacy rights has lost his case. Malcolm Kennedy was a prominent campaigner against miscarriages of justice after...

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Virgin controversially trials new software to get info on peer-to-peer file-sharers

26 January 2010 | Mark Weston

Virgin Media is planning to trial new software called CView which would analyse file-sharing by its customers. Privacy International – a privacy rights watchdog – has taken issue with the Internet...

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European Commission threatens UK with court action for failure to implement e-privacy laws…

18 November 2009 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has announced that it is continuing to take the UK to the European Court for failure to properly implement Directives that protect people’s online privacy rights. The Commission...

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Latest news and views tagged interception of communications

Phorm and BT won’t be prosecuted for targeted ad trial undertaken without users’ knowledge

Government recommends change to interception law following EU threat

European Commission takes UK to court over failure to protect privacy and data

ICO gives Google minor ticking off for its interception of wireless data during Street View data gathering

Clegg wants to reduce amount of retention of digital communications

RIPA law is proportionate and doesn’t breach privacy or human rights – Kennedy v UK, the European Court of Human Rights

Virgin controversially trials new software to get info on peer-to-peer file-sharers

European Commission threatens UK with court action for failure to implement e-privacy laws…

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