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Hidden Flash cookies track even opt-out users on web's biggest sites
Over half of the most popular 100 websites use secret behaviour-tracking
software to monitor users, mostly without their knowledge, and in several cases the software
recovers information the user has chosen to delete.
17/09/2009
Government may shield websites from libel claims with 'single publication' rule
The Government could scrap a part of defamation law that makes newspapers liable
many times for material in a single article. The Government may prevent people
suing every time a web page 'publishes' an article.
17/09/2009
ECJ's holiday sickness ruling could cost employers dear, warns expert
Large employers will have to pay out years' worth of holiday pay after a ruling
from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) allowing sick workers to carry over untaken
holiday leave, according to an employment law expert.
15/09/2009
UK lawyer threatens Facebook, mulls action against ISPs to block defamation
The lawyer who has threatened Facebook with a defamation suit on behalf of
boxing promoter Frank Warren has said that he may take action against internet service providers
(ISPs) for US-published defamation.
15/09/2009
New Gambling Commission guidance fails to resolve house competition confusion
The Gambling Commission's 'softly softly' approach to one-off lotteries may
undermine its ability to prosecute , a gambling law expert has said.
15/09/2009
EDS v Sky: the most significant judgment in an IT case ever?
OPINION: It is now about a year since the trial in the dispute between BSkyB and
EDS drew to a close. At the time, judgment was expected within a couple of months.
14/09/2009
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