Data Protection
24.11.12
Employees' freedom of expression on Facebook
The recent case of Adrian smith -v- Trafford Housing Trust [2012] EWHC 3221(Ch) concerned the interesting issue of an employer disciplining an employee for remarks published on the website Facebook. The Claimant, Adrian smith, a practising Christian and lay preacher, worked as a housing manager at the Defendant Housing Trust. Mr smith posted two comments on his personal Facebook page, one of which described…
Read more22.10.12
Information Commissioner investigates legality of police's retention of mobile phone data
Christopher Graham, the Information Commissioner, has told a parliamentary committee that his office is investigating whether police forces are breaching data protection laws by retaining data downloaded from suspects’ mobile telephones. It is understood that a number of police forces are routinely extracting mobile phone data in police stations from suspects. Data downloaded can include call history,…
Read more27.05.12
Thousands of websites unprepared for new EU cookie law
Privacy regulations that cover the use of cookies and similar technology for storing and accessing information on a users computer or mobile came into force on 26 May 2011. Cookies are small files placed on a user’s computer when he/she visits a particular website. Typically they record user choices which are then referenced when the user returns to the website. Cookies…
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