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The Bank of England recently wrote to insurance companies with a questionnaire designed to help the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) get a sense of the sector’s approach to cyber security. The questionnaire also includes questions from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The questionnaire is just the latest in a line of initiatives from regulators designed […]

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 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 […]

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 “right to […]

From the document: “In its ruling of 13 May 20141 the EU Court said: a)      On the Territoriality of EU rules: Even if the physical server of a company processing data is located outside Europe, EU rules apply to search engine operators if they have a branch or a subsidiary in a Member State which […]

TechLaw10 is a 10-minute audio podcast update from U.S. lawyer Eric Sinrod (Duane Morris) and UK lawyer Jonathan Armstrong (Cordery) where they share insights on developments where technology intersects with the law in the EU and the U.S. Technethics selected the following list of podcasts whose topic is particularly relevant to Technology and Ethics. The list is updated […]

From the FTC report executive summary: “Based upon its analysis of the comments filed on the proposed privacy framework, as well as commercial and technological developments, the Commission is issuing this final Report. The final framework is intended to articulate best practices for companies that collect and use consumer data. These best practices can be […]

64 STAN. L. REV. ONLINE 88 Author discusses the right of oblivion as codified in the proposed data protection regulation. The full text is available at: http://www.stanfordlawreview…