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Culture Minister queries EU data protection proposals

25 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The Government’s Culture Minister, Ed Vaizey, has given a statement on the development of European Union (EU) data protection laws. The statement was made in a speech to the Internet Advertising Bureau...

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UK Government asked Google to remove over 300 web search results, images and videos in first six months of 2011

18 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The UK Government has asked Google to remove 333 web search results, images and videos in the first six months of this year. The Internet giant fully or partially complied with four in five of the requests....

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ENISA expresses concern over loss of Internet user control

18 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), an agency of the European Union, has published a report on the storage of personal data by social networks in order to provide a personalised...

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W3C developments as to how web-surfers can protect their data

18 November 2011 | Mark Weston

Changes to the law in relation to cookies have resulted in an increasingly intense spotlight on the use of cookies by website operators. The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment)...

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EU Justice Minister signals massive overhaul towards far stricter data protection laws for business

17 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Businesses will need to obtain explicit prior consent from individuals before processing data about them and give them the right to have their data deleted at any time especially if they post data on the...

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BPI calls for Pirate Bay to be blocked in the same way as Newzbin2

16 November 2011 | Mark Weston

The British Recorded Music Industry (BPI), the UK’s music industry trade body, has followed up the court order obtained by the Motion Picture Association to force BT to block access to Newzbin2, the...

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Film studios ask more ISPs to block Newzbin2

16 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

Following its recent success in obtaining a court order for BT to block access to its users to Newzbin2, the file-sharing website, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) has asked two more Internet service...

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Another appeal against exclusion from patentability allowed by the High Court – Re Protecting Kids the World Over Ltd, High Court

14 November 2011 | Mark Weston

Following the decision of the High Court in Halliburton, the High Court has now allowed an appeal against the decision of an Intellectual Property Office (IPO) hearing officer that had prevented the registration...

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HMRC reminds consumers of extra sales and customs taxes and duties that they have to pay when buying goods from abroad taxes and duties that they have to pay when buying goods from abroad

14 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

HMRC has issued a statement in which it said that it wanted to remind consumers that certain sales and import taxes and duties may apply when they buy goods or receive gifts that have come from abroad....

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Call for Google to review its take-down policies

11 November 2011 | Mark Weston

Google has been asked to review its policy on taking down online reviews of businesses amid growing concerns of the number of fake reviews that are being published. The call comes after a business owner...

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Latest news and views tagged web sites

Culture Minister queries EU data protection proposals

UK Government asked Google to remove over 300 web search results, images and videos in first six months of 2011

ENISA expresses concern over loss of Internet user control

W3C developments as to how web-surfers can protect their data

EU Justice Minister signals massive overhaul towards far stricter data protection laws for business

BPI calls for Pirate Bay to be blocked in the same way as Newzbin2

Film studios ask more ISPs to block Newzbin2

Another appeal against exclusion from patentability allowed by the High Court – Re Protecting Kids the World Over Ltd, High Court

HMRC reminds consumers of extra sales and customs taxes and duties that they have to pay when buying goods from abroad taxes and duties that they have to pay when buying goods from abroad

Call for Google to review its take-down policies

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