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IP addresses alone cannot be used to identify individuals, US judge says
An IP address on its own cannot be used to identify who has carried out activity
on computer networks, a US judge has ruled.
05/05/2011
Microsoft browser can now control flash cookies, company claims
Users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser will be able to delete the
data websites collect about them using Flash cookies, the company has said.
05/05/2011
National competition regulators should co-operate on merger investigations, says Commission group
Competition watchdogs across Europe should work together when assessing the same
merger, experts have told the European Commission. While authorities should work
together this should not be in a formal joint investigation, they said.
05/05/2011
Volunteer could not claim disability discrimination because he had no employment contract, judge rules
A paid army volunteer could not claim he had been discriminated against due to
disability when work for the army stopped because he did not have an employment
contract, an employment appeal tribunal judge has ruled.
04/05/2011
Information Commissioner gets new powers to fine for spam emails
Organisations that make unwanted marketing phone calls or send spam emails to
consumers could face fines of up to £500,000, the Government has warned.
04/05/2011
Child's right to privacy in danger if redacted documents were publishable, court says
Redacted information in a document that can be easily deciphered and contains
personal information about a child should be prevented from being published in
the media, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
04/05/2011
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