May 26, 2015 | Government policy, ILPC Research and Publications, Privacy
This morning all 650 MPs received a letter from a group of 38 academics asking them to ensure that any changes in the law on surveillance, and especially any expansions of power, are fully and transparently vetted by Parliament, and open to consultation from the...
May 15, 2015 | ILPC Research and Publications, News media, Privacy
I am among the signatories of a letter from 80 academics to Google, asking for more data and transparency on ‘right to be forgotten’ or de-listing decisions and policy, following the ECJ’s judgment in Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja...
May 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
The new quarterly and fully peer-reviewed journal European Data Protection Law Review (EDPL), edited by Judith Rauhofer and published by Lexxion, has launched with its first issue and is seeking papers (the next submission deadline is 20 May; author guidelines here)....
Apr 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday lunchtime, I’ll be giving a talk at the regular Social Scholar seminar, at the School of Advanced Study, on legal issues for academic bloggers and social media users (all welcome): “While social media tools are fantastically liberating for academic...
Apr 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Back in February, Dr Daithí Mac Síthigh, Reader in Law at Newcastle Law School, offered us a review of ‘Computers and the Coalition’, a story of rollback, rebalancing, and re-regulation. While there were a number of new major initiatives, such as ‘open data’ and the...