Nov 25, 2016 | Data Privacy, Ethics, Government policy, ILPC Research and Publications, Privacy
Associate research fellow at the Information Law and Policy Centre and lecturer in media and information law at the University of Sussex, Dr Judith Townend, is among the signatories of this letter published on the letters page of the Telegraph on 25/11/2016...
Nov 15, 2016 | Access to information, Access to justice, Ethics, Freedom of information
In this post, Sussex University lecturer Judith Townend argues that access to information should be at the heart of plans to reform the justice system. She summarises the key points from her submission to the Ministry of Justice in response to the consultation on the...
Nov 2, 2016 | Access to information, Ethics, Freedom of information
On 2 December 1766, the world’s first-ever freedom of information law was signed into law. It had been promulgated by the Riksdag – Parliament – of Sweden and Finland, which at the time was one country. The 1766 Law is the oldest constitution to regulate freedom of...
Oct 18, 2016 | Data Privacy, Ethics, Privacy, Surveillance
A new research network has been established to investigate the legal, ethical, social and technical issues which arise from the use of wearable, non-removable tagging and tracking devices. According to the network’s website, tracking devices are increasingly...
Aug 11, 2016 | Ethics, Intellectual property and Copyright, Internet regulation, Trade marks
In the following piece, Christina Angelopoulos, post-doc researcher at the Information Law and Policy Centre of the University of London, analyses the recent judgment of the CJEU in case C-494/15 Tommy Hilfiger. The post was originally published on the Kluwer...
Jul 13, 2016 | Copyright, Ethics, Intellectual property and Copyright, Internet regulation, Uncategorized
Not so long ago 3D printing was being discussed alongside the internet, file sharing and digital currencies as a sign of the beginning of an era of post-control and post-scarcity. There were fears that governments would struggle to regulate the activities of a new...
