Category Archives: Data protection

Data protection and privacy

New EU Data Protection Proposals: what you need to know

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Today’s blog post is courtesy of my friends and colleagues Clive Gringras and Claire Walker who have published a helpful guide to the new European Data Protection proposals. “Today, 25 January 2012, the European Commission unveiled its proposals for far reaching changes … Continue reading →

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Internet access a human right?

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

Human rights are clearly important. However, (and the watcher is nervous of stepping into Ken Clarke territory here) some are rather more fundamental than others – so I was somewhat bemused to read the recent United Nations ‘Report of the Special Rapporteur … Continue reading →

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European Data Protection Supervisor questions need for Data Retention Directive: no public reply from the spooks expected…

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

This week the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published an opinion that concludes that: “the Data Retention Directive does not meet the requirements set out by the rights to privacy and data protection, for the following reasons: the necessity of data … Continue reading →

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European privacy body’s opinion on geolocation services on smartphones

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

Regular readers will recall the curious case of Mr Spitz and his surprise at the amount of data his mobile phone company retained about his whereabouts, whilst Apple has recently come in for its fair share of opprobrium for collecting location … Continue reading →

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UK Information Commissioner makes a mess of cookies

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

The UK’s Information Comissioner has not done a great job in introducing recent changes relating to the use of cookies. They put out very late, confusing guidance and finally (the day before the rules came into force) decided to give a year’s … Continue reading →

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