Interception and Monitoring Archive


This guidance is intended for staff in independent specialist colleges that provide further education or training for learners with varying learning needs due to disability issues.

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The ICO has updated guidance on how public electronic communications service providers should respond to security breaches.

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Any monitoring of systems, even if it is minimal, must be done only after consent has been sought from the persons who are subject to monitoring ... (cont)

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The ICO has published new guidance on access to official business held in private email accounts.

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The law has changed that applies to how institutions must use cookies.

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Guidance has been issued by the ICO on how the rules apply for those operating websites and using cookies.

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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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Find out what your institution should be doing about its use of cookies in the JISC Legal article entitled "Cookies - Six months Until Enforcement".

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The law has changed that applies to how cookies are used by websites.

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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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New tools being developed will shield personal data and reveal when sites do not respect privacy requests.

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Prior explicit consent to processing will be necessary under proposed new EU data protection laws.

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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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Four out of ten students online are concerned about how their online profiles might affect their future.

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It is important to recognise that in any situation where a data controller is using a data processor, the data controller remains responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA).

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Joint Committee report on defamation law recommends new notice and take-down internet procedures as well as increased protection for scientists and academics.

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Cloud computing - two further papers by the Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Cloud Legal Project

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In this guide you’ll find information on the legal issues related to cloud computing as relevant to staff, learners and other authorised users.

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In this guide you’ll find information about the various legal issues related to cloud computing, particularly those of relevance to senior managers in FE and HE.

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In this guide you will find information on cloud computing and the law as relevant to IT directors. 

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This report is intended to survey the legal issues that are likely to arise when a UK college or university is deciding to adopt a cloud computing service.

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JISC Legal is pleased to present our free Cloud Computing and the Law toolkit for FE and HE professionals. 

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An up-to-date, accessible guide for senior managers on ICT law within FE and HE.

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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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The ICO has published guidance on enforcing the new rules allowing a one year 'lead in' period for institutions to comply.

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Firstly it is necessary to try and distinguish between emails which contain information which are business records and emails which are just  ... (cont)

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Covert monitoring is surveillance of online activity without giving the users involved specific notification that this is going on.  It clearly has legal implications relating to ... (cont)

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Fines of up to £500,000 for the most serious incidents of sending unwanted emails.

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A recent EU survey finds that 77% of 13-16 year olds have a social networking profile and 25% say their profile is open to the public.

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Cloud computing and data protection, new research from Queen Mary, University of London.

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We have issued two new guidance papers on OERs: Strategic Managment of IPR for OER in UK HE and Legal Aspects of the Use of Child Images in OERs.

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New law gives individuals more control over what information organisations can store on their computer.

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The simplest way of addressing this is to remind users that it is the institution's responsibility to comply with the JANET Acceptable Use Policy ... (cont)

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No, an acceptable use policy does not override the law in relation to monitoring.  All monitoring must be carried out ... (cont)

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Janet Guidelines to assist universities and colleges in handling indecent images of children found on their information systems.

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According to the UK government, cybercrime is costing the country around £1000 every second. 

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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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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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Tweets should be considered public and can be published, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has ruled. 

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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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The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has published its report ‘Security and Resilience in Governmental Clouds’ which assesses the operational, legal, and security requirements of cloud computing.

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A Statutory Instrument has been set out on costs sharing for rights holders and ISPs in implementing the Digital Economy Act. 

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This JANET factsheet on providing email accounts for alumni is intended to assist in considering all the potential issues involved, with JISC Legal contribution from a legal perspective.

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The European Commission has announced a consultation on the Commission report on the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

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A consultation in respect of two specific changes to RIPA is being run by the Home Office.

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Causing "substantial damage or distress to individuals" by processing their personal data unfairly is likely to result in a fine.

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The controversial Digital Economy Act (DEA) is to be reviewed by the High Court and subject to a Parliamentary enquiry

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Breach of the Data Protection Act when Google Street View cars collected data.

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Data protection law needs to provide more clarity on what actually constitutes personal data.

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Service providers only become liable once told of specific infringing content and fail to act.

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