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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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Posted on September 14, 2010 14:54
The Government has outlined how the cost of tackling online copyright infringement is to be met.
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Posted on September 07, 2010 10:55
Google to pay $8.5m (£5.5m) to settle a privacy violation lawsuit concerning its Buzz social network.
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Posted on September 03, 2010 10:25
The recent case of Zurich Insurance receiving a £2.275 million fine for loss of personal data highlights the risks involved in managing data transfer when outsourcing IT services.
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Posted on August 27, 2010 14:06
A new law seeks to balance the protection of an employee's personal data with the legitimate rights of employers.
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Posted on August 25, 2010 11:52
Minister suggests law reform by Parliament is required to prevent judicial decisions creating a privacy law 'by stealth'.
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Posted on August 24, 2010 13:20
A CD containing sensitive personal data was discovered at a bus stop and was unencrypted with no password protection.
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Posted on August 23, 2010 15:11
One in twenty employees face a reprimand for email 'bloomers'.
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Posted on August 20, 2010 14:28
A consultation by the GEO seeks views on proposals for draft regulations on the new public sector equality duty.
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Posted on August 20, 2010 10:08
Guidance for public sector organisationsaims to make current equality law more consistent, clearer and easier to follow in order to make society fairer.
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Posted on August 13, 2010 14:46
More Facebook users are reporting suspicious behaviour.
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Posted on July 21, 2010 10:14
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Posted on July 06, 2010 11:12
Equality Act implementation will go ahead as planned, the Government Equalities Office announces.
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