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Posted on May 23, 2012 14:42
ICO says that enforcement action for use of Google Analytics cookies without prior consent is unlikely.
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Posted on May 23, 2012 12:31
The UK Government has published new guidance for civil servants covering the benefits and pitfalls of social media.
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Posted on May 21, 2012 11:12
Improving the protection of freedom of speech and increasing access to vital communications, including internet use, are proposed in the Queen's speech.
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Posted on May 18, 2012 08:57
The ICO is to make changes to the information a public authority is required to release proactively in its FOI publication scheme.
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Posted on May 17, 2012 13:17
It is reported today that the majority of the UK government’s many websites will miss the deadline for compliance with the cookie legislation.
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Posted on May 15, 2012 11:55
The Institutional Web Management Workshop 2012 (IWMW 2012) event, hosted by UKOLN, will be held at the University of Edinburgh on 18th - 20th June 2012.
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Posted on May 11, 2012 12:15
A story published this week in the
Higher Education network blog highlights the issue of universities monitoring social media sites.
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Posted on May 11, 2012 10:26
Twitter is contesting a US court order requiring it to hand over a user's message history.
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Posted on May 10, 2012 13:30
This QMUL paper looks at the developments in cloud contracts including those which will increase legal certainty and compliance.
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Posted on May 04, 2012 15:50
The Protection of Freedoms Act, 2012 achieved royal assent on 01 May 2012.
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Posted on May 03, 2012 11:19
The EU’s cyber security agency, ENISA has launched a practical guide for IT procurement teams which assesses the security of cloud service providers.
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Posted on May 01, 2012 14:58
A Welsh health board has been issued with a £70,000 fine following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act,1998.
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Posted on April 30, 2012 13:58
Despite fewer fines for private firms than public organisations over an eleven month period, the Information Commissioner’s Office says issuing monetary penalties depends on strict criteria, not whether an organisation is private or public.
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Posted on April 24, 2012 15:42
The Information Rights Tribunal has ruled that the names of three junior members of staff who dealt with complaints made to the Financial Services Authority should have been disclosed as part of a Freedom of Information request.
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Posted on April 24, 2012 14:17
The Information Rights Tribunal recently ruled that the names of three junior members of staff who dealt with complaints made to the Financial Services Authority should have been disclosed as part of a Freedom of Information request.
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Posted on April 23, 2012 11:19
Staff at institutions using mobile devices in teaching and learning may be interested in providing their views on how to regulate wireless networked devices.
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Posted on April 16, 2012 11:03
A healthcare trust has undertaken to encrypt all mobile devices and provide appropriate staff training following the loss of two memory sticks containing patient information.
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Posted on April 16, 2012 09:31
This guidance is intended for university or college archives dealing with bequests of research papers and provides information on the legal issues which need to be considered in particular where an institution intends to digitise and add documents to an institutional repository.
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Posted on April 16, 2012 09:30
Where research papers are bequeathed to an institution copyright, data protection and freedom of information are relevant legal areas to consider, and the issues are summarised in the FAQ.
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Posted on April 11, 2012 08:55
The International Chamber of Commerce UK has published cookie guidance to help website operators move towards compliance with new consent requirements.
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Posted on April 04, 2012 10:11
Our Mobile Technologies and the Law webcast (streamed live on 14 March 2012) can now be accessed in captioned, bite-sized segments. 
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Posted on April 02, 2012 10:47
The Department for Education is to appeal the ICO decision which ordered Michael Gove to release information contained in private emails.
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Posted on April 02, 2012 10:13
Emails although sent from a staff member's private email account can still be subject to FOIA.
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Posted on March 30, 2012 15:57
JISC infoNet has published research on the true cost to an HE institution of processing an FOI request.
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Posted on March 28, 2012 15:21
Guidance has been issued for government departments and other public sector bodies on how to comply with the new cookies regulations.
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Posted on March 26, 2012 16:14
A security research company found that 36% of data breaches were caused by ‘a negligent employee or contractor’.
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Posted on March 22, 2012 09:56
JISC Legal is contributing to the "Security and the Cloud" session at Networkshop, the technical conference for staff in education and research.
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Posted on March 21, 2012 14:34
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Posted on March 19, 2012 11:23
The Information and Records Management Society is pleased to announce that the 15th IRMS Conference will take place from Sunday 27th to Tuesday 29th May 2012 in Brighton.
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Posted on March 16, 2012 16:46
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)’s Do Not Track proposals are a step towards standards that will enable a user's browser settings to be used to manage consent to cookies.
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Posted on March 15, 2012 10:39
The ICO papers include an informative presentation on cloud computing and data protection.
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Posted on March 14, 2012 11:13
A Scottish charity was found to have breached the Data Protection Act following the theft of unencrypted memory sticks and papers containing personal data from an employee's home.
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Posted on March 13, 2012 16:10
Whatever the mobile technology use, there are legal issues to consider from the outset of your project and this is a checklist of the main areas to consider in your planning process.
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Posted on March 12, 2012 14:34
UK data protection boss has concerns over Google's information sharing between services and users' lack of control.
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Posted on March 12, 2012 13:21
A head teacher put up photos of pupils who had low results as motivation to work harder.
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Posted on March 02, 2012 09:49
Google implemented changes to its privacy policy yesterday which mean that private data collected by one Google service can be shared with its other platforms including YouTube, Gmail and Blogger.
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Posted on March 01, 2012 16:21
Durham University breached the Data Protection Act after disclosing personal information on its website.
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Posted on February 28, 2012 10:49
The latest results highlight the impact that the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations have had on the sector.
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Posted on February 27, 2012 12:11
An alleged report has been leaked that offers detailed guidance on when images should be removed from Facebook.
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Posted on February 23, 2012 16:03
Mobile apps will have to disclose how a user’s personal data will be used before users download them.
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Posted on February 22, 2012 11:26
Are you aware of the legal implications of using mobile technologies within your institution? Our latest webcast 'Mobile Technologies and the Law' will address the legal aspects of the use of mobile technologies in HE and FE institutions.
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Posted on February 21, 2012 10:11
This webcast will examine and clarify the legal challenges for colleges and universities that are using or considering using cloud computing services.
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Posted on February 17, 2012 16:01
This guidance is intended for staff in sixth form colleges and aims to provide a helpful overview to key legal issues relevant to sixth form colleges in the development and use of ICT.
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Posted on February 16, 2012 11:59
The ICO imposed an £80,000 fine on a council in England for failing to take appropriate measures to ensure the security and appropriateness of disclosure when emailing personal information.
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Posted on February 13, 2012 13:58
This paper looks at the legal issues involved with the use of mobile technologies.
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Posted on February 13, 2012 12:28
Large fines imposed on councils after insufficient security measures led to highly sensitive information being compromised.
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Posted on February 13, 2012 09:27
This guidance is intended for those in colleges and universities with responsibility for data protection, and for those involved in the introduction and use of mobile devices.
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Posted on February 10, 2012 10:31
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology has recently published its
Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing, which although from the US perspective, provides some useful practical recommendations.
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Posted on February 10, 2012 10:11
The 3rd edition of Paul Pedley's
Essential Law for Information Professionals is now available from Facet Publishing.
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Posted on February 08, 2012 16:13
The Ministry of Justice has put out a call for evidence to data controllers and other interested groups on the likely impact of the proposed EU Data Protection Regulation and Directive.
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