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Google have reached an agreement with a former Morgan Stanley banker who was a victim of one of the most extreme campaigns of trolling in recent memory. Daniel Hegglin was subjected to a vicious campaign of false abuse by an internet troll who had been directing abuse at the banker since 2011. Mr Hegglin had […]

Cybercrime and security is a topic that is rarely out of the news and new EU rules on cyber-security are making their way through the EU legislative pipeline. But what has the UK been doing about the fight against cybercrime, notably hacking? The term “hacking” is a colloquial one and doesn’t exist under UK legislation […]

The Washington Post Author describes the users’ data collected by Google and the tools it uses to gather this information. The document is available at http://www.washingtonpost…   Follow us on& Like us on   

The author discusses the worldwide access via search engines to online information and assesses the long-term effects of the Costeja case, C-131/12 and its “right to be forgotten”: “In the light of the above, the future EU regulation should consider the peculiar nature of search engines as data controllers. It should introduce an ad hoc legal provision, which […]

AAA say the voluntary Consumer Privacy Protection Principles adopted by several automakers (such as BMW, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Mazda, Mercedes–Benz, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo) may fail to protect users’ privacy. According to AAA President and chief operating officer Marshall Doney “AAA is encouraged that automakers are taking a first step to address […]

Law Technology News From the article: “Legal organizations must address the security and confidentiality issues that are already arising”. The full text is available at: http://www.lawtechnologynews…

The US Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that it had agreed to settle its investigation into TRUSTe; a significant US provider of privacy certifications. TRUSTe offered seals which tried to reassure consumers that a business’s privacy practices were in order. They are used particularly by multi-national businesses to assist them in complying with the US-EU […]

The recent decision of the European Court of Justice in Google Spain SL v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos is a good opportunity to compare the obligation of search engines with reference to the search results in Europe and United States. The ruling of May 13, 2014, holds that all European citizens have a […]

“Critics say search engine should have disabled searches to stolen celebrity nude photos faster” Article describes how lawyers, acting on behalf of victims of the recent celebrity hacking threatened lawsuits against Google for not disabling searches for the hacked material quickly enough. The full text is available at http://www.cbc…  

Google is holding a series of meetings in Europe. Meetings are public and open for registration. More information here. Listen here for example to the recording of the Advisory Council’s meeting held in Rome 9 September 2014.