EU hunts down online cross-border lawbook bureaucra-snaggles But are they dangerous to biz? Commish to 'assess' risks SaaS19 Feb 2014 | 3
Who OWNS data generated by 'connected cars' sensor slurpers? Also, comms fizzle liabilities must be sorted ASAP – expert Legal17 Feb 2014 | 54
Hear that, Sigourney? Common names 'may not constitute personal data' Court of Appeal: Floating free from family name is fine Legal12 Feb 2014 | 17
CCTV warning notices NOT compliant with data protection laws – ICO Parking's nosy parkers' notes not pukka Legal10 Feb 2014 | 61
Google closes briefcase on Italian job: Execs 'not liable' for privacy breach 'Google 3' not 'data controllers' in Turin bullying vid case – court Legal06 Feb 2014 | 9
Anonymous means NO identifying element left behind – EU handbook Different test from UK's ICO, which doesn't require 'risk-free' anonymisation Legal04 Feb 2014 | 25
EU warns United States: SHAPE UP on data protection OR ELSE Reding: Sort it out soon or Safe Harbor framework is toast Legal31 Jan 2014 | 40
MEPs: Specialised services? Oui. 2-speed internet? Nein Seek to restrict caveats to new EU net neutrality rules Legal27 Jan 2014 | 14
Meta search engines may infringe database rights: EU Court of Justice Really. You're dodging my car-searching site while searching for cars on it? Databases13 Jan 2014 | 15
You... (Sigh). You store our financials in a 'Clowds4U' account? Survey shows biz unprepared for 'shadow IT' use Systems09 Jan 2014 | 51
Justice minister tries to further delay snoop silo laws in Germany Opposes Coalition's position on EU data retention directive - report Legal08 Jan 2014 | 14
Defamation expert: New '1 year after publication' rule means EASY LIFE for UK libel judges But beaks' caseload won't ease up until it has been tested... Legal07 Jan 2014 | 21
ICO to focus only on 'serious, repeat' data-protection offenders Watchdog won't bite until it has barked several times – new draft laws Legal27 Dec 2013 | 31
Want access to mobe users' location, camera, phone ID? EXPLAIN YOURSELVES - ICO Watchdog warns app developers about data protection obligations Legal24 Dec 2013 | 40
Bah! No NSA-proof Euro cloud gang. Cloud computing standards will 'aid data portability' European Commission ropes in ETSI, plans to look at copyright issues SaaS19 Dec 2013 | 4
Go on, buy Bitcoin. But DON'T say we didn't WARN YOU European banking regulator: Don't come crying to us when someone steals it On-Prem18 Dec 2013 | 60
Steelie Neelie: EU biz can use YOUR private data WITHOUT PERMISSION 'Part-anonymise' it and you're good to go, says unelected digital czar Networks16 Dec 2013 | 31
One European copyright law-to-rule-them-all? EU launches review Commish seeks 'industry views' on harmonising IP laws across Europe Legal10 Dec 2013 | 8
Developer CEO 'liable for copyright infringement' over unlawful tool Court injunction bans 'JDownloader2', but exec may appeal Legal09 Dec 2013 | 36
Germany: SAP's software licensee conditions are INVALID Court rules they're 'contrary to EU principles' after complaint from reseller Channel05 Dec 2013 | 4
NSA-proof Euro cloud gang: Cool idea, bro... until it turns into MARKET-EATING beast Euro 'IT Airbus' could lead to 'competition concerns' – expert On-Prem04 Dec 2013 | 23
Fat-walleted execs? Nope, it's a corporate tax swerve that REALLY ticks Brits off Biz ethics survey shows UK less bothered by crazy amounts of boss pay – survey Legal03 Dec 2013 | 41
EC trade secrets plans: Infringing kit may be DESTROYED by order Draft laws: Reverse-engineering still broadly OK, though Legal02 Dec 2013 | 35
UK defamation law reforms take effect from start of 2014 Anything your commenters say can be held against you, unless... Legal21 Nov 2013 | 68
Gov mulls making it easier for ICO to squash marketing pests May make it easier for the commish to levy privacy fines Legal18 Nov 2013 | 23
ICO on beefed-up EU privacy rules: Biz bods will need 'explicit consent' to slurp data Never mind what the prime minister said... Legal04 Nov 2013 | 8
New Bitcoin exchange launches in the UK Get your lovely BTC here... 3 for 380 quid... On-Prem31 Oct 2013 | 30
Blighty's laziness over IPv6 will cost us on the INTERNETS - study No more privacy, risks to business - it's the end of days Networks28 Oct 2013 | 80
EC: NSA slurps scare you? Europe's clouds are open for business We're not building 'fortress Europe' for cloud, mind SaaS17 Oct 2013 | 19
Hey banks: Use Win XP after deadline? You'll PAY if card data's snaffled DPA fines and Payment Card Industry fines, it all adds up – watchdog Legal14 Oct 2013 | 86
Online bookies must keep punters' cash in separate account But Gambling Commish rules won't save bettors if firms go belly-up SaaS27 Sep 2013 | 16
WAIT! Don't you dare send that ad-spaff email without 'specific' consent ICO: You at the back of the class... No texting, either Legal11 Sep 2013 | 21
New EU rules: Telco only SOMETIMES has to tell you it spaffed your data Can't do it immediately? Do it later. Can't later? Give a, er, 'reasoned justification' Legal02 Sep 2013 | 6
HMRC nabs 5 after £500k 'cyber attack' on tax systems Italian authorities helped taxman cuff suspect as he got off plane Legal30 Aug 2013 | 11
Finance watchdog: Big fingers + tiny mobe screen + banking = doesn't end well I meant to send £100 to 'The Dev', not £1,000 to Silent Kev Personal Tech29 Aug 2013 | 6
Quarter of a million quid fine for data-wipe gaffe? ICO told: Nae, laddie Ruling on tough Scots council sanction will 'blunt talons' of watchdog, says legal bod Legal28 Aug 2013 | 13
Brazilians tear strip off NSA in wake of Snowden, mull anti-US-spook law South Americans demand web privacy as PRISM journalist's Brazilian boyfriend held Legal21 Aug 2013 | 92
Most UK privacy cock-ups are 'careless' spaffing of personal data - watchdog ICO reveals breakdown of data-leak blunders Channel13 Aug 2013 | 9
The man from Del Monte, he says... NO! .delmonte gTLD bid crushed, juiced Squabble over 'untoward' bid to buy new dot-word Legal12 Aug 2013 | 33
2 in 5 top Brit biz bosses expect IT dept to drive 'technical innovation' You there, with the keyboard, you're the reason China and US are spanking the UK Legal09 Aug 2013 | 43
Top Brit biz giants love to outsource IT so much, they're gonna do it more The only way is up ... and out of the business On-Prem07 Aug 2013 | 11
Gov: Smart TV bods must protect users from smut-riddled badness Who knows what lurks in the darkness of t'interwebs Legal05 Aug 2013 | 34
Crumbs, we're going to lose that public sector bid - Jeeves, send for the lawyers Hyper-competitive businesses file ever more complaints Legal30 Jul 2013 | 36
Congrats architects, PR bods, toolmakers - you're the new digital tycoons! Thousands of 'traditional' firms bunged into Blighty's tech economy by Google study On-Prem24 Jul 2013 | 10
You still reading us? Not for long! Summer is THE IT meltdown hot spot Cancel your holidays, techies, most outages happen right about... now On-Prem19 Jul 2013 | 14
Kick the tyres on UK's swap-shop for cat pics and other copyright stuff Make things, tell people to pay for it, profit, right? Erm... Legal11 Jul 2013 | 9
Hack biz rivals or hire cyber-warriors and we'll shut you down, warns EU Behave on the interwebs, or we'll, er, wind you up Legal09 Jul 2013 | 17
Europe: OK, we'll 'backload' carbon emissions - but we'd better not lose big biz Scared of 'carbon leakage', where firms who won't cough go elsewhere Legal08 Jul 2013 | 62
Hey mobile firms: About that Android thing... Did Google add a lockout clause? EC probes for details of deals Networks19 Jun 2013 | 81
When UK.gov asks 'Who's your daddy', companies HAD BETTER reply HMRC will be able to access details of firms' beneficial owners Legal18 Jun 2013 | 15
Ad-slingers! Punting peeps' pics into promos? You must read THIS If you're sucking Twitter twits dry for stuff, you need to follow the law Legal17 Jun 2013 | 13
Fancy some mobile filth? New logo tells you when not to bother 'Trust mark' for smut-filtered Wi-Fi not-so-hot spots Legal30 May 2013 | 38
Huge erections - or lots of small ones. Checkmate, mast NIMBYs UK gov mulls bigger mobe towers to boost Blighty's signals Networks08 May 2013 | 15
'Inconsistent' watchdogs throw cloud biz barons into a tizzy Inexperienced officials wreck everything, says expert SaaS03 May 2013 | 2
Retailers: You could get the chance to TEAR UP Penguin ebook contracts EU competition commitments opened up to market testing Legal23 Apr 2013 | 7
Now draft biz guillotine law triggers info privacy watchdog Data revealed during insolvencies sparks Euro ire Legal15 Apr 2013 | 1
Your consent 'almost always' needed when firms use your data to profile you Watchdog, er... reassures Euro punters Legal10 Apr 2013 | 10
New rules to end cries of 'WTF... a £10 online booking fee?' Excessive charges: Hopefully something to tell your grandchildren about Legal08 Apr 2013 | 79
GPs blow whistle to watchdog on patient record privacy threat Docs fear they'll break data protection laws Legal05 Apr 2013 | 9
EU red-tape slash shock: New tool defuses web shop argy-bargies Bad luck, lawyers, shopping gripe site approved Legal15 Mar 2013 | 7