Data protection in the Middle East
Different parts of the Middle East have different data protection regimes. Pinsent Masons experts talk through the various emerging data protection laws.
Oct 03, 20130
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How new data protection audit powers might work
Data protection experts look to France for clues about how new EU rules giving data protection authorities the power to audit processes and premises might work.
Sep 26, 2013•10 sec
Where will all the data protection officers come from?
New data protection laws will require many more data protection officers, but there are strict rules about who can and who can't do the job.
Sep 19, 2013•10 sec
Whose law governs your online identity?
We put more and more information about ourselves online, and in Europe remain confident that strong data protection laws apply. But whose law, exactly, does control the use of information about us? And how is that question decided?
Sep 12, 2013•11 sec
EU investigates Google
We look at the European Commission's competition law investigation into Google and its biggest secret – its search algorithms.
Dec 02, 2010•12 sec
UK turns its back on net neutrality regulation
We analyse the UK Government's assertion that market competition is enough to head off any problems caused by a lack of net neutrality laws.
Nov 18, 2010•9 sec
Twitter's trade mark u-turn
We analyse Twitter's decision to start protecting its trade marked terms more aggressively.
Nov 04, 2010•9 sec
Famed whistleblower approves of new law
We talk to Sherron Watkins, the woman credited with bringing Enron fraudsters to account, about the international reach of a new US law which guarantees payouts to whistleblowers.
Oct 28, 2010•9 sec
Blacklist could spell trouble for exporters, emailers
We investigate the Government blacklist of items that cannot leave the country without its permission. Seemingly innocuous items are on the list, and it covers emailed plans as well as actual items.
Oct 21, 2010•9 sec
Keeping tabs on guests
We talk to the man behind a system designed to make sure that hoteliers know when a potential guest has caused upset elsewhere. Is it in line with data protection law?
Oct 07, 2010•11 sec
Data security myths exposed
A data security company's research shows that what IT managers think are the best ways to stop data breaches are actually not the most effective techniques at all.
Sep 16, 2010•13 sec
Bloggers face mass news suits
A company is causing a storm of controversy by acquiring the right to sue bloggers who repost newspaper articles online. Critics cry foul while targets of the suits look for the safety of settlements.
Sep 09, 2010•13 sec
Football snap spat
A dispute over footballing photo rights reveals what few fans probably knew: if they take a snap at their local football ground, the club probably owns the copyright.
Aug 12, 2010•13 sec
Handbags and bad rags
The fashion industry is riddled with fakery, from internet-peddled counterfeits to artful 'homages' from designer to designer. So should the rag trade change its approach to IP?
Jul 29, 2010•13 sec
Collecting children's data
Your online service might collect all sorts of user data – but what if your users are children? How to stay on the right side of data protection laws when your customers are kids.
Jul 08, 2010•13 sec
Bilski's legacy
One expert tells us how the long-awaited Supreme Court Bilski ruling will make life harder – and more expensive – for businesses.
Jul 01, 2010•13 sec
Privacy doublespeak
We talk to one of the world's leading privacy law academics about what Google really means when it says 'privacy is important to us'. And he tells us what one measure would solve all our privacy woes.
Jun 17, 2010•13 sec
The legal status of email
On the cusp of concluding a multi-million pound deal an email is sent but not read. Did it conclude the deal? The High Court decides.
May 06, 2010•13 sec
Existing copyright law could protect free speech
We talk to an academic about the existing clause of US copyright law that could strip companies of their rights if they use copyright to bully critics.
Apr 29, 2010•13 sec
People review site founder speaks
We talk to the man behind a site that allows you to anonymously review your professional peers and ask: HR godsend or libel timebomb?
Apr 22, 2010•13 sec
Corruption law will span globe
We talk to a corruption expert about how the UK's new Bribery Act could govern companies all over the world, and hear from the victorious Simon Singh on today's libel victory.
Apr 15, 2010•12 sec
Simon Singh's libel crusade
We talk to a crusading science journalist who has spent two years navigating libel laws that he says stifle scientific and academic debate and must be changed.
Apr 08, 2010•13 sec
400 years of piracy
We dive into the rich, deep history of piracy and find that lawmakers have always been reacting, inventing the concept of intellectual property just to stymie the energetic innovations of centuries of cultural pirates.
Mar 11, 2010•13 sec
The digits that are holding back online specs sales
We talk to the man behind a campaign to include one little number on eye prescriptions that could help online glasses retail to take off, and the regulator that refuses to order the inclusion.
Mar 04, 2010•11 sec
How to hack a mobile call
Long-used mobile phone security was hacked in December, and a hack for 3G protection was not far behind. But how do you actually go about grabbing the signals from the sky? An expert talks us through the process and the danger for businesses.
Feb 11, 2010•11 sec
Bribery law extended
A soon-to-be introduced new bribery law could put companies on the hook for the actions of rogue employees. We ask: what can they do to avoid prosecution?
Feb 04, 2010•11 sec
Sky's landmark sales fraud victory
We look at a near-500 page High Court ruling that the IT services industry has been waiting for for six years and ask: do IT suppliers need to change the way they sell?
Jan 28, 2010•11 sec
New alphabets cause security problems
We talk to one security expert who says that the admirable plan to permit the use of other alphabets in the making of domain names could cause security headaches.
Jan 21, 2010•11 sec
Peers review digital bill
We talk to one member of the House of Lords who is trying to rewrite parts of the Government's proposed Digital Economy law to make it more closely reflect the realities of the digital age.
Jan 14, 2010•11 sec
A new way to disconnect websites
Police managed to disconnect over 1,000 websites without going near a judge for a court order. How? Just by asking Nominet. Is this the future of anti-counterfeit action?
Jan 07, 2010•11 sec
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