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How Are You Handling Personal Information?: Banks, retailers, recruiters and other organizations must adopt adequate measures to protect employee and client data immediately or else risk prosecution. In fact, the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner recently announced it had found 12 firms, Read More...
Posted 15 July 07 05:43 by Maricelle Ruiz | 0 Comments
Filed under United Kingdom, BBC, consumer protection, online privacy, advertising and marketing, Barclays, Information Commissioner’s Office, NatWest, ICO, Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, John Lewis, Orange, SWIFT, Data Protection Act
Long Player: Five-Year Dispute Ends Successfully For BPI against CD Wow!: IBLS Contributor: Chris Scroggs, Wards Solicitors, United Kingdom, chris.scroggs@wards.uk.com , writes: Last month saw the conclusion (or did it…?) of a long running battle between the BPI, on behalf of record companies, and CD Wow!, effectively fighting Read More...
Posted 19 June 07 09:31 by IBLS Editor | 4 Comments
Filed under Entertainment and Music, United Kingdom, Internet law, E-commerce law, China, advertising and marketing, Copyrights, Wards Solicitors, CD Wow!, BPI, Chris Scroggs
Global Manhunt Coordinated on the Internet: The Internet has become a key tool in the fight against child abductions. It spreads kidnapping information and victims’ pictures in a flash worldwide. Law enforcement authorities, family members, and friends are hoping this tool will be of utmost use Read More...
Posted 03 June 07 04:17 by Maricelle Ruiz | 41 Comments
Filed under Spain, United Kingdom, Europe, cybercrime, online advertising, North Africa, Asia, information technology, Madeleine McCann, Portugal, child abduction
eBay hustles to secure e-payment dominance: eBay company PayPal is modifying its company structure and strategy in Europe to ensure market dominance in the online payment sector. The electronic payment service is relocating from the United Kingdom to Luxembourg, where it is slated to open a bank Read More...
Posted 16 May 07 01:45 by Maricelle Ruiz | 59 Comments
Filed under United Kingdom, online retail, Europe, e-commerce, e-payment, e-banking, online banking, Boots, Brent Bellm, Meetic, Google Checkout, Harrods, eBay, PayPal, online payment, DHL, CSSF, Luxembourg, Tommy Hilfiger, Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, PayPal Europe
ASK THE EXPERT: How Do I Report an Online Gaming Site that Really Got Me?: James Turner of Surrey, United Kingdom asks: I have been playing an online game at getmegamiing.co.uk and after coming 2nd and first 3 and 2 months ago, I have not received my prizes of £50 and £100. How can I go about reporting this site for fraud? I Read More...
Posted 09 May 07 09:33 by IBLS Editor | 0 Comments
Filed under United Kingdom, online gaming, online gambling, fraud
UK Entrepreneurs Introduce A Free And Legal Online Music Service: If you cannot beat them, join them – but in a legal and lucrative way. That is what United Kingdom musician Peter Gabriel, entrepreneur Steve Purdham and investor John Taysom have done regarding the multitude of people sharing music online. In June, the Read More...
Posted 08 May 07 06:37 by Maricelle Ruiz | 1 Comments
Filed under online music, United Kingdom, copyright violations, Peter Gabriel, music downloading, Web 2.0, online advertising, Steve Purdham, music sharing, John Taysom, We7
The wild hunt for e-evidence in high-profile cases: Even if you’re really mad…it may not be such a good idea to hack, that is, to illegally access another’s computer. The pursuit of electronic evidence to reach beneficial divorce settlements and close lucrative business deals was reportedly out of control Read More...
Posted 04 May 07 05:39 by Maricelle Ruiz | 3 Comments
Filed under United States, United Kingdom, US, UK, e-banking, electronic banking, e-evidence, Jimmy Choo, Tamara Mellon, London, electronic evidence, Matthew Mellon, Miranda Moore, The Guardian, wiretapping, cybercrime, Florida, hacking, New Jersey
ASK THE EXPERT: How are Online Travel Sites Regulated?: Monica McIntyre of Greenwich, United Kingdom asks: My partner has a travel company (tour operator) which sells Latin American packages targeted to the Italian and German markets. We are joining in opening a new internet company with an e-commerce platform Read More...
Posted 25 April 07 06:50 by IBLS Editor | 0 Comments
Filed under United States, United Kingdom, US, Germany, Italy, tour operator, online travel, Panama, UK, e-commerce tax
Controlling employee email and Internet use may violate European law: Countries throughout Europe may be relaxing data protection and privacy laws to fight terrorism and organized crime. But when it comes to protecting employee confidentiality, the European Court of Human Rights recently decided to draw the line. In the Read More...
Posted 20 April 07 07:01 by Maricelle Ruiz | 247 Comments
Filed under United Kingdom, online privacy, ZDNet UK News, Chris Pounder, 62617/00, European Court of Human Rights, Lynette Copland, ECHR, employee email, Europe, Carmarthenshire, employee Internet, European Convention on Human Rights, Copland v. United Kingdom
Google shifts gears to avoid copyright challenges overseas: Google is taking measures overseas to avoid the legal battles on alleged copyright infringement faced at home. The company recently settled a lawsuit with Paris-based news agency Agence France-Presse, struck deals with the British Broadcasting Corporation Read More...
Posted 13 April 07 11:08 by Maricelle Ruiz | 3 Comments
Filed under Copyright, Google, Telecinco, Spain, Associated Press, IDG, Cuatro, MTV, YouTube, Viacom, Yahoo, Antena 3, United Kingdom, AP, AFP, Agence France-Presse, NBA, Eric Goldman, search engine law, BBC, Chelsea, search engine

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