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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 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 02, 2012 11:26
An employment tribunal recently held that an employee was fairly sacked for posting obscene Facebook messages.
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Posted on May 01, 2012 16:45
The Digital Economy Act 2010 was given royal assent late on Thursday, 8 April 2010, following the final reading of the Digital Economy Bill in the House of Commons, the previous night.
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Posted on April 20, 2012 14:04
A joint report published by the UKIPO and the USPTO concludes that both offices have been making efficient use of each other's work, resulting in an improvement in the quality of patents being granted.
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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 27, 2012 15:35
A student who admitted posting racially offensive comments on social networking site, Twitter, has been sentenced to 56 days imprisonment.
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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 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 14:13
The Equality Challenge Unit would like to hear about the steps that institutions take in order to overcome disabling barriers users may encounter when required to access and make use of services.
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Posted on January 23, 2012 12:36
The increased use of Twitter, Facebook and email within institutions has led to a rise in unacceptable professional conduct.
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Posted on December 15, 2011 12:44
The ICO has published new guidance on access to official business held in private email accounts.
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Posted on December 15, 2011 11:00
The law has changed that applies to how institutions must use cookies.
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Posted on December 09, 2011 16:27
The High Court states that even where private individuals are expressing their own views online the requirements of lawful processing in the DPA can apply.
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Posted on December 06, 2011 12:49
The High Court has ruled that search giant Google does not have to pay damages for defamation suffered to a UK intelligence adviser via a blogging platform which Google owns.
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Posted on December 01, 2011 11:00
A cleaner at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary who allegedly contacted a female patient on Facebook has been charged with breach of data protection.
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Posted on November 22, 2011 11:58
This guidance is designed to help institutions deal with consent management when sharing personal data across and between institutions and external service providers.
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Posted on November 18, 2011 10:42
The Government recently confirmed that a new small claims service to be introduced at the Patents County Court (PCC) will place a limit on fixed costs and permit damages of up to £5000 to be awarded per case.
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Posted on November 15, 2011 13:40
The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 are now in force and require that Equality Duty compliance information must be published by the end of January 2012.
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Posted on November 14, 2011 14:41
Last chance to book for an exciting opportunity for those interested in dealing with dispute resolution in higher education.
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Posted on November 14, 2011 12:34
IDRAS is holding a training day for anyone involved in managing or undertaking grievances, appeals, investigations or inquiries. The day will cover both principles and practice.
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Posted on November 09, 2011 16:01
Prior explicit consent to processing will be necessary under proposed new EU data protection laws.
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Posted on November 04, 2011 16:25
Embedding information rights in education project to be led by Edinburgh's Centre for Research on Families and Relationships.
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Posted on November 03, 2011 12:47
ACAS guide offers practical tips on the impact of social networking on discipline and grievances, bullying, defamation, data protection and privacy.
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Posted on October 31, 2011 10:21
Four out of ten students online are concerned about how their online profiles might affect their future.
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Posted on October 18, 2011 15:23
Recent case law has highlighted the risks of posting inappropriate comments to social networking sites and the importance of institutions having in place a robust internet use policy for both staff and learners, including a policy on the use of social media, to manage such risks.
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Posted on September 30, 2011 16:59
This guidance indicate how requests for access to personal information held in complaint files should be handled.
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Posted on September 12, 2011 15:43
The Scottish Government is consulting on changes to the draft regulations relating to the public sector equality duty.
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Posted on August 02, 2011 16:05
In this guide, you’ll find summaries of the key legal considerations of using Facebook in an FE and HE context.
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Posted on June 16, 2011 16:45
A data controller is able to anonymise originally-personal data to make it free of data protection law constraints.
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Posted on June 15, 2011 12:29
Two recent cases have highlighted the risks of posting inappropriate comments to social networking sites.
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Posted on June 03, 2011 11:31
We are pleased to announce the launch of JISC Legal Plus - a new staff development service bringing JISC Legal's expertise to your institution at competitive prices... (cont'd)
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Posted on April 05, 2011 11:04
The general Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010 comes into force this week (5/04/2011) and places three broad requirements on the public sector including colleges and universities.
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Posted on March 29, 2011 11:12
Cloud computing and data protection, new research from Queen Mary, University of London.
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Posted on February 18, 2011 09:16
Universities UK has published a report looking at how institutions can promote freedom of speech on campus, while protecting the welfare of staff, students and the wider community.
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Posted on February 16, 2011 12:13
The EU has taken a step towards common rules for cracking down on those who sexually abuse children and post images of the abuse on the internet.
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Posted on February 11, 2011 15:40
Tweets should be considered public and can be published, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has ruled.
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Posted on February 11, 2011 14:37
This bill seeks to amend current defamation legislation and is progressing through Parliament. The main focus of the bill is to make sure that defamation legislation is fit for modern times.
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Posted on February 09, 2011 12:08
Loss of two unencrypted laptops containing sensitive personal information results in monetary penalties.
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Posted on January 06, 2011 14:11
The High Court has ruled that the Independent Safeguarding Authority are acting in breach of human rights law by imposing automatic bans on employees with criminal convictions or cautions.
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Posted on January 06, 2011 11:02
More than 70% of UK employees admitted to data theft in a recent survey, which also revealed that many companies have insufficient safeguards in place to prevent it.
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Posted on December 01, 2010 10:06
A consultation in respect of two specific changes to RIPA is being run by the Home Office.
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Posted on November 19, 2010 14:26
Causing "substantial damage or distress to individuals" by processing their personal data unfairly is likely to result in a fine.
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Posted on October 25, 2010 11:29
The Vetting and Barring Scheme will either be abandoned entirely, or hugely scaled back says the new Government.
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Posted on October 19, 2010 11:19
Authoritative statutory guidance published on equal pay, employment, and services, public functions and associations.
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Posted on October 06, 2010 11:29
Data protection law needs to provide more clarity on what actually constitutes personal data.
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Posted on October 03, 2010 11:14
The Act includes new measures for discrimination, harassment, recruitment and pay.
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Posted on September 28, 2010 09:58
Service providers only become liable once told of specific infringing content and fail to act.
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