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European Data Protection Supervisor critical of Data Retention Directive

21 June 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has criticised the Data Retention Directive in an opinion published in relation to the European Commission’s evaluation report on the Directive. The opinion...

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Newspaper contempt referral refused in Goodwin privacy case – Goodwin v News Group Newspapers Ltd, High Court

17 June 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The High Court recently ruled that Sir Fred Goodwin could be named as the applicant for an injunction in a privacy case relating to an alleged affair with a colleague when working at the Royal Bank of...

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Facebook in talks with the ICO over facial recognition technology

16 June 2011 | Mark Weston

Facebook always seems to be in the headlines over privacy issues. Now the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s independent authority upholding privacy and information rights, has stated...

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Supreme Court rules that police guidelines for indefinite retention of fingerprints and DNA data is unlawful – GC and C v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, Supreme Court

7 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Supreme Court has ruled that, following a 2008 European Convention of Human Rights decision, the current guidelines of the Association of Chief Police Officers regarding data retention are unlawful...

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Court order changed so that Sir Fred Goodwin now named in privacy injunction following his naming in Parliament but other details to remain private – Goodwin v News Group Newspapers

5 June 2011 | Mark Weston

Sir Fred Goodwin’s anonymity has been revoked following the revelation of his name as being at the centre of a super-injunction, by a Parliamentarian under Parliamentary privilege. The former boss of...

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Article 29 Working Party leaves geo-location service providers disorientated after strict data protection opinion about geo-location data

2 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Article 29 Working Party has concluded an opinion on geo-location services on smart mobile devices (such as smart phones and tablet computers) by saying that they are linked to natural persons and...

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European Justice Commissioner say users should be notified of privacy breaches

2 June 2011 | Mark Weston

The European Justice Commissioner has stated that the Electronic Communications Framework Directive (Framework) - the European law requiring telecoms companies to immediately notify users of breaches of...

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Twitter would comply with court order to reveal user identities

1 June 2011 | Mark Weston

Twitter has stated that it would reveal information about its users if required to do so by a court order or subpoena. This revelation comes as the US-based social networking site is opening up a physical...

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Telegraph’s Cable fishing expedition wrong, says Press Complaints Commission

31 May 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Daily Telegraph’s fishing expedition in which it sent undercover reporters posing as constituents with a hidden tape recorder to the constituency surgery of Vince Cable was a breach of the Editors’...

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BT and TalkTalk to appeal Digital Economy Act High Court ruling

31 May 2011 | Mark Weston

BT and TalkTalk, the telecoms firms, recently failed in their bid to have the Digital Economy Act judicially reviewed, which was brought on the grounds that the Act failed to comply with European law....

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Latest news and views tagged privacy

European Data Protection Supervisor critical of Data Retention Directive

Newspaper contempt referral refused in Goodwin privacy case – Goodwin v News Group Newspapers Ltd, High Court

Facebook in talks with the ICO over facial recognition technology

Supreme Court rules that police guidelines for indefinite retention of fingerprints and DNA data is unlawful – GC and C v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis, Supreme Court

Court order changed so that Sir Fred Goodwin now named in privacy injunction following his naming in Parliament but other details to remain private – Goodwin v News Group Newspapers

Article 29 Working Party leaves geo-location service providers disorientated after strict data protection opinion about geo-location data

European Justice Commissioner say users should be notified of privacy breaches

Twitter would comply with court order to reveal user identities

Telegraph’s Cable fishing expedition wrong, says Press Complaints Commission

BT and TalkTalk to appeal Digital Economy Act High Court ruling

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