The recent cyber attack that crippled the NHS demonstrated why cyber-security is a vital issue and one that can affect an entire country. The recent terrorist attack in Manchester also reminded people what’s at stake when deciding what data gathering and surveillance powers the government should have. Read the rest of this entry »
What will the UK election mean for online privacy? – Vladlena Benson
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Libel, privacy and freedom of expression online: the future, the Defamation Bill, Leveson and beyond, Part 2 – Hugh Tomlinson QC
8 02 2013This is the second part of a two part post, the first part was published on 7 February 2013.
Licensing of the presses disappeared at the end of the seventeenth century and, over the next three centuries parliament did not seek to impose any general legal framework on the press. This remains the position. Unlike many other countries who are subject to the European Convention on Human Rights the United Kingdom does not have any general legal framework to define the rights and responsibilities of the media. Read the rest of this entry »
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Libel, privacy and freedom of expression online: the future, the Defamation Bill, Leveson and beyond, Part 1 – Hugh Tomlinson QC
7 02 2013Over the last four years issues of media law and regulation have moved from being the concern of a few specialists and academics into the mainstream of public debate. They have moved from the media and law pages of the broadsheets to the front pages of the tabloids. The key events are well known. Read the rest of this entry »
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