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Hustinx: nameless data can still be personal
A person does not have to be identifiable by name for details of their computer
usage to be protected by data protection laws, a senior European privacy
watchdog has warned.
06/11/2008
Lords demand amendment to help the innocent get DNA off database
The House of Lords has voted to amend the law to help innocent people have their
DNA samples removed from the Government's DNA database. The Lords have passed an
amendment to the Counter Terrorism Bill.
06/11/2008
New no-advertising domain will deter some cybersquatters
A new domain to be launched in December will be the first to reject advertising,
making it unattractive to most cybersquatters. The .tel domain will not host
websites, only contact information that will be sent to computers and phones.
05/11/2008
Count page views, not site visits, when suing for internet libel
Courts cannot assume that online material has been read without some evidence in
libel cases, a court has ruled. The court cannot simply infer from statistics on
website visits that certain people have read a particular article, it said.
04/11/2008
Virgin Atlantic sacks 13 over Facebook comments
Virgin Atlantic has dismissed 13 staff because of comments they made on social
networking site Facebook. The staff, all cabin crew, broke the company's
policies, the airline said.
04/11/2008
Action against suspected ageism is not ageism, rules EAT
If an employer dismisses an employee on suspicion of age discrimination, that in
itself is not age discrimination, an Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has
ruled.
03/11/2008
OUT-LAW Radio: Top EU court changes web contact rules
06/11/2008: We navigate the confusing ruling from the ECJ on whether or not all companies have to put their phone number on their website.
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