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21 May 2013
Marks & Spencer (M&S) infringed the trade marks of a flower delivery company when it bought keyword terms sold by Google that referenced the flower company and advertised its own flower service on the back of them, the High Court has ruled.
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20 May 2013
Patients in England are to be allocated a unique barcode that will be used when doctors send on prescriptions to pharmacies, the Government has said.
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20 May 2013
Businesses must be more transparent about the way they collect information about consumers in order to offer personalised prices for goods and services online, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.
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16 May 2013
Public bodies should consider whether freedom of information (FOI) requests are "likely to cause a disproportionate or unjustified level of disruption, irritation or distress" when determining whether those requests are vexatious or not, the Information...
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16 May 2013
Proposed new rules on electronic identification (e-ID) schemes and electronic trust services would not be able to sufficiently secure the security of individuals' identity, according to an MEP.
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16 May 2013
IT buyers must keep their ITC and outsourcing contracts under review and be willing to renegotiate deals with suppliers in order to ensure their IT services are properly aligned to business needs, an expert has said.
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15 May 2013
A new Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has been launched in Singapore in advance of new data protection rules taking effect in the country from next year.
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15 May 2013
Businesses should have to ask for individuals' consent before sharing anonymised personal data with third parties, digital rights campaigners have said.
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15 May 2013
Major companies are holding back on developing new technology to help with the provision of health care and services as a result of legal barriers in the EU, an expert has said.
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14 May 2013
Businesses are uncertain about what proposed new data protection laws would mean for them, according to a study commissioned by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
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