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Submissions to the Law Commission’s consultation on ‘Official Data Protection’: British Computer Society
The Law Commission has invited interested parties to write submissions commenting on the proposals outlined in a consultation report on ‘official data protection’. The consultation period closed for submissions on 3 May, although some organisations have been given an...
Creating International Frameworks for Data Protection: New Handbook on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action
In this guest post, Dr Christopher Kuner and Massimo Marelli highlight the publication of the new ICRC/Brussels Privacy Hub handbook on data protection in humanitarian action. Christopher Kuner is professor of law and co-director of the Brussels Privacy Hub, Vrije...
No, the internet is not actually stealing kids’ innocence
In this guest post, Professor Sonia Livingstone, (London School of Economics and Political Science), assesses the evidence behind claims in the media that the internet is harming children and young people. Her article is relevant to the Information Law and Policy...
Job opportunity at the ILPC: Early Career Researcher (Part-Time)
The Information Law and Policy Centre (ILPC) is looking for an early career researcher to play a pivotal role in the development of the Centre's research and teaching. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Director of the Centre on projects focusing on...
Exploring the challenges of the new transnational cyber policing
The development of the Internet has facilitated global communications, new online spaces for the exchange of goods and information, new currencies and online marketplaces, and unprecedented access to information. These new possibilities in ‘cyberspace’ have been...
CJEU Decision on Ziggo: The Pirate Bay Communicates Works to the Public
In the following piece, Christina Angelopoulos, Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law at the University of Cambridge and Associate Research Fellow at the Information Law & Policy Centre, analyses the recent decision of the CJEU in case C-610/15, Stichting Brein v...
Submissions to the Law Commission’s consultation on ‘Official Data Protection’: Global Witness
The Law Commission has invited interested parties to write submissions commenting on the proposals outlined in a consultation report on ‘official data protection’. The consultation period closed for submissions on 3 May, although some organisations have been given an...
Should robot artists be given copyright protection?
Shutterstock In this guest post, Andres Guadamuz, (University of Sussex) explores whether robots should be awarded copyright for their creative works. When...
Any reform to the law on Official Secrets must provide robust protection for public interest disclosures and open justice
Lorna Woods, Lawrence McNamara and Judith Townend - affiliated members of the Information Law and Policy Centre - comment on the Law Commission's proposals to reform 'Protection of Official Data'. This blog post accompanies their submission to the Law Commission's...
Submissions to the Law Commission’s consultation on ‘Official Data Protection’: Lorna Woods, Lawrence McNamara and Judith Townend
The Law Commission has invited interested parties to write submissions commenting on the proposals outlined in a consultation report on ‘official data protection’. The consultation period closed for submissions on 3 May, although some organisations have been given an...