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EU Commission publishes voluntary guidelines on RFID and privacy
The European Commission has published guidelines that companies can follow if
they want to assess the privacy implications of their use of radio frequency
identification (RFID) chips.
07/04/2011
Going private is no panacea for universities
OPINION: Universities may be considering throwing off the burdens of bureaucracy
and state control associated with public funding and going it alone as
commercial enterprises.
07/04/2011
Online ticket company ordered to release data on ticket sellers
An online company must hand over personal data of its customers, according to a
High Court ruling.
06/04/2011
Ex-director given permanent ban on revealing confidential information
A businessman has been ordered never to improperly reveal confidential
information belonging to a company where he used to be a director.
05/04/2011
Guidance on agency workers' rights leaves crucial questions unanswered, says expert
Government guidance on the rights of agency workers leaves some questions
unanswered that will only be cleared up through employment tribunals, according
to an employment law expert.
05/04/2011
EU video directive does apply to newspaper-published video, says regulator
The Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) Directive should be applied to video
content on newspaper websites, online video regulator the Association for
Television on Demand (ATVOD) has said.
05/04/2011
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