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Your next social network could pay you for posting
In this guest post, Jelena Dzakula from the London School of Economics and Political Science considers what blockchain technology might mean for the future of social networking. You may well have found this article through Facebook. An algorithm programmed by one of...
The Bubble Reputation: Protecting, Inflating, Deflating and Preserving It
Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Charles Clore House 17 Russell Square London, WC1B 5DR 6pm – 8pm, 8 March 2017 Booking: This event is free but advanced registration is required using the IALS Events Calendar. Speaker: James Michael, Senior Associate...
Information Law and Policy Centre appoints new director
Dr Nora Ni Loideain, a scholar in governance, human rights and technology, has been appointed director of the Information Law and Policy Centre (ILPC) at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), one of nine research institutes of the School of Advanced Study,...
Book launch: ‘Private Power, Online Information Flows and EU Law: Mind The Gap’
Book launch at: The Conservatory, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 50 Bedford Square London WC1B 3DP 6pm – 8pm, 31 January 2017 This event is FREE but registration is required on Eventbrite. Speaker: Angela Daly With guest speakers: Professor Chris Marsden, University of...
Case Preview: PNM v Times Newspapers, Open justice and the privacy of suspects – Hugh Tomlinson QC
In this guest post, Hugh Tomlinson QC previews an appeal to the Supreme Court in a case that considers where the balance lies between rights to privacy and the principle of open justice. The post was first published on the Inforrm blog. On 17 and 18 January 2017, a...
Why the rise of wearable tech to monitor employees is worrying
Shutterstock.com In this guest post, Ivan Manokha, Departmental Lecturer in International Political Economy at the University of Oxford, considers the use of wearable technology in the workplace and the potential privacy implications of collecting the data of...
Call for Papers: Deadline 27/1: 4th Winchester Conference on Trust, Risk, Information and the Law
Date: Wednesday 3 May 2017 Venue: West Downs Campus, University of Winchester, Hampshire, UK Book Online at University of Winchester Events The Fourth Interdisciplinary Winchester Conference on Trust, Risk, Information and the Law (#TRILCon17) will be held on...
Implementing Leveson, how the national newspaper groups use the local press as “human shields” – Hugh Tomlinson QC
In this guest post, Hugh Tomlinson QC, Chair of Hacked Off, considers the press's response to the Government's consultation on the implementation of Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 - a significant component in the Leveson system of press regulation. The...
Network Neutrality: From policy to law to regulation
Book launch at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies Charles Clore House 17 Russell Square London WC1B 5DR 6pm – 8pm, 9 February 2017 This event is FREE but advanced booking is required on the IALS Events Calendar: Speaker: Professor Christopher T. Marsden:...
Freedom of Information at 250: now on Storify
Last week, Article 19 held the 'Freedom of Information at 250' event at the Free Word Centre. The aim of the event was to commemorate, celebrate and scrutinise the adoption of the first freedom of information law in Sweden and Finland in 1766. Participants also...