On 3 July 2024 HHJ Parkes KC handed down judgment on a strike out application in Pacini & Anor v Dow Jones & Co Inc [2024] EWHC 1709 (KB). The case will be of interest to anyone thinking about the complex relationship between defamation, privacy and data protection in English law. Continue reading
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Category: Data Protection (Page 2 of 38)
In recent days, both Ticketek Australia and Ticketmaster have experienced breaches which have exposed customer details to hackers. They join a growing list of high-profile data breaches that have put the privacy of millions at risk. Continue reading
The Institute for Information Law at the University of Amsterdam announces the 11th edition of the Annual IViR Summer Course on Privacy Law and Policy. The course will extend over a five-day period from July 1 to 5, 2024, at de Burcht, a historic building in the center of Amsterdam. Continue reading
On Friday 22 March 2022, Cambridge’s Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law (CIPIL) is holding a Spring Conference on the topic of Data Protection Reform. Continue reading
On 22 February 2024, it became law that the press must comply with the Information Commissioner’s Office’s journalism code of practice or else face sanctions for its breach. This event has gone unnoticed, largely, but for those of us interested in securing access for justice against press malpractice it represents a major development. For, in principle at least, victims now have a cost-effective means of securing that justice through independent press regulation, just as Lord Justice Leveson envisaged. Continue reading
On 1 February 2024, Mrs Justice Steyn handed down judgment in Trump v Orbis Business Intelligence Limited [2024] EWHC 13 (KB) – denying the former US President’s amendment application and granting Orbis’s strike out / summary judgment application over the remainder of the claim. Continue reading
Inforrm covered a wide range of data protection and privacy cases in 2022. Following my posts in 
If you’ve ever used a dating app, you’ve probably experienced the disappointment of meeting someone who doesn’t look quite like their photos. You may have even been a victim of catfishing, where someone creates a fake identity to deceive or scam others online. But what if someone uses your photos to catfish someone else? Continue reading
Have you signed up to an online service for a free trial, decided it isn’t for you, but still ended up paying for it months – or even years – later? Or tried cancelling a subscription, and found yourself giving up during the painstaking process? If so, there’s a good chance you have encountered a “dark pattern”. Continue reading
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