The South African judiciary is once more centre stage in the political drama unfolding around the battle for supremacy within the governing African National Congress (“ANC”). Continue reading
The International Forum for Responsible Media Blog
Month: August 2019 (Page 1 of 3)
The first part of this article detailed the baseline technical measures that companies should be taking in order to remain GDPR compliant. Alongside these technical measures, it is equally important to ensure that robust organisational measures are in place. Continue reading
In July 2019, the sea-change in data protection enforcement became abundantly clear when, in the space of two days, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced its intention to fine British Airways £183.39 million and Marriott International £99.3 million in relation to their high profile data breaches. Continue reading
On 3 July 2019, the Court of Appeal handed down its decision in R (Ngole) v University of Sheffield ([2019] EWCA Civ 1127). The case concerned an appeal against a dismissed judicial review of the decision to remove Felix Ngole, a social work student, from his course. Continue reading
Facial recognition technology is spreading fast. Already widespread in China, software that identifies people by comparing images of their faces against a database of records is now being adopted across much of the rest of the world. It’s common among police forces but has also been used at airports, railway stations and shopping centres. Continue reading
The case of footballer Raheem Stirling provides an avenue into the oft-overlooked issue of hate speech prevention and deterrence. The Stirling case provides an opportunity to consider the adequacy of English law in tackling hate speech, a nuanced and increasingly difficult to isolate issue. Continue reading
Not content with monitoring almost everything you do online, Facebook now wants to read your mind as well. The social media giant recently announced a breakthrough in its plan to create a device that reads people’s brainwaves to allow them to type just by thinking. Continue reading
From 1 October 2019 new rules – in the form of a revised Part 53, Media and Communication Claims, revised/new practice directions (PD 7A, 53A and 53B) and an all encompassing Pre-action Protocol – will apply to claims in England and Wales arising from media and communications disputes. Continue reading
The use of facial recognition software (“FRS”) in security and monitoring was thrust into the spotlight by the London Mayor Sadiq Khan, taking issue with a London developer over its installation in a King’s Cross site. Continue reading
We have seen a number of reports dealing with the sad story of a young father called Christopher Brown who took his own life by hanging. The reports follow a Coroner’s Inquest into the death and most have similar copy which suggest they are based upon a single syndicated news report. Continue reading
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