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1 Aug 2014, 3:40 am by INFORRM
At breakneck speed and amidst considerable controversy the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 (DRIPA) became law in the UK on Thursday 17th July 2014, having been introduced as an emergency Bill on Monday 14 July 2014. [read post]
16 May 2012, 9:53 pm by INFORRM
The Defamation Bill published last week after the Queen’s Speech contains four clauses of especial significance for the internet: Clause 5  a new defence for website operators in respect of third party posts. [read post]
22 Oct 2018, 4:18 pm by INFORRM
Should social media platforms be subject to a statutory duty of care, akin to occupiers’ liability or health and safety, with the aim of protecting against online harms? [read post]
19 Feb 2020, 4:06 pm by INFORRM
The abiding impression left by the government’s Initial Response to the Online Harms White Paper Consultation is that it is half-finished. [read post]
1 Jan 2020, 4:24 pm by INFORRM
Never mind Brexit, what is coming up on the UK internet legal scene in the coming year? [read post]
3 May 2018, 4:42 pm by INFORRM
Right now the ECommerce Directive – or at any rate the parts that shield hosting intermediaries from liability for users’ content – is under siege. [read post]
13 Jul 2021, 4:40 pm by INFORRM
One of the more perplexing provisions of the draft Online Safety Bill is its multi-level definition of legal but harmful content (“lawful but awful” content, to give it its colloquial name). [read post]
1 Oct 2010, 2:59 am by Katherine Gundersen
The Information Commissioner's Office has today published a list of public authorities which it is monitoring because it appears they are not meeting the FOI Act's time limits: In putting the list together the ICO looked at the number of complaints it had received, published data showing where less than 85% of requests had received a response within appropriate timescales and also occasions where authorities had exceeded time limits by a significant margin.The ICO’s Deputy… [read post]
28 Jan 2010, 9:50 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
From the TimesOnLine:In a statement, Graham Smith, Deputy Commissioner at the ICO [Information Commissioner’s Office ], said: “The e-mails which are now public reveal that Mr Holland’s requests under the Freedom of Information Act were not dealt with as they should have been under the legislation. [read post]
6 Feb 2020, 7:04 am by Charon QC
In this issue: Internet law – As we leave the EU, Graham Smith of Bird & Bird takes a snapshot of where we are with internet law and what lies in store Resources – Paul Magrath of ICLR reviews Public Information Online from Dandy Booksellers Trust – Alex Heshmaty of Legal Words discusses aspects of trust on the internet and how we establish it Encryption – Will Richmond-Coggan of Freeths considers the balance between national security and privacy Online… [read post]
13 Feb 2012, 7:29 am by Glenn Reynolds
The former Graham County, Arizona sheriff announced he would run against Smith in the 21st District’s GOP primary back in December, but his profile didn’t blow up until this past Sunday, when the social media giant Reddit christened him the anti-Smith, and promoted his Ask Me Anything (AMA) question-and-answer session on the Reddit homepage. . . . [read post]
28 May 2020, 4:20 pm by INFORRM
This is Part 2 of a post dealing with evidence given by government Ministers to two Commons Committees – the Home Affairs Committee and the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee – discussing, among other things, the government’s proposed Online Harms legislation. [read post]
19 Dec 2020, 2:35 am by INFORRM
The government has now published the Final Response to its Consultation on the April 2019 Online Harms White Paper. [read post]
29 Jun 2021, 4:09 pm by INFORRM
When he announced the Online Harms White Paper in April 2019 the then Culture Secretary, Jeremy Wright QC, was at pains to reassure the press that the proposed regulatory regime would not impinge on press freedom. [read post]
19 Dec 2020, 4:37 pm by INFORRM
The fundamental issues with the government’s White Paper proposals have been exhaustively discussed on previous occasions. [read post]
26 Jul 2017, 2:59 am by INFORRM
The Supreme Court of Canada has issued its decision in Google Inc v Equustek (2017 SCC 34). [read post]