Tag Archives: Internet
Paul Bernal: Between a European Rock and an American Hard Place?
Europe and the US have had very different approaches to privacy – and in particular data privacy – for a very long time. Data protection, the centrepiece of European data privacy law, is currently undergoing a reform – and that … Continue reading
Filed under Comparative law, Human rights
Paul Bernal: To block or not to block is not the question…
On the 26th October, the subject of website blocking was in the news in two apparently very different ways. Firstly, as a result of the ‘Newzbin2’ court case in July ([2011] EWHC 1981 (Ch)), BT was given 14 days to … Continue reading
Filed under Human rights, Judiciary
Jacob Rowbottom: Do electoral attack sites need taming?
Much is made of the democratising effect of the internet. However, the freedom to communicate online has costs, which are sometimes felt by the politicians that are the subject of internet communications. These costs were highlighted by the Labour MP, … Continue reading
Filed under UK Parliament
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