This week’s podcast looks at the Carphone Warehouse hack in the UK and the rise of ‘sophisticated cyber attacks’. Will the Carphone Warehouse attack be a test case for the UK data regulator’s new(ish) powers to deal with security breaches in telecoms companies and network services providers? Did the company act quickly enough? Jonathan and Read more »
Episode 152: Anonymous marital infidelity website may not be so anonymous
This week’s podcast looks at the hack on the Ashley Madison website. Ashley Madison declares on its home page that “Life is short. Have an affair.” The home page goes on to state that “Ashley Madison is the world’s leading married dating service for discreet encounters.” The site also boasts “over 38,050,000 anonymous members!” The site Read more »
Episode 151: Should we forget the right to be forgotten?
In this week’s podcast Jonathan and Eric look again at the right to be forgotten. They talk about some recent BBC disclosures on cases which have been removed from Google which involve criminal activity including insider trading and theft. They also look at developments in the Schrems litigation against Facebook and whether class actions for Read more »
Episode 150: Seeking to insure cyber risks
In this episode Eric and Jonathan look at the issues around cyberinsurance. They look at the role of Lloyd’s in the world of cyber and how the planned new European Data Protection Regulation could affect insurance. They also look at the rise of data protection class actions in Europe and how they could affect cyberinsurance Read more »
Episode 149: Did video actually save the music star?
In this week’s podcast Jonathan and Eric look at The Buggles’s seminal late 70s hit Video Killed the Radio Star and ask – were The Buggles right? Jonathan and Eric look at some YouTube success stories including The Piano Guys & Justin Bieber and the recent spat between Taylor Swift and Apple. Video, and YouTube Read more »
Episode 148: Artificial Intelligence and the creation of new human beings
In this week’s podcast Jonathan and Eric discuss the speculative future of artificial intelligence, and what it can mean for the future of the human race. Could the stories in Alex Garland’s film Ex Machina come true? If so what are the legal issues behind artificial intelligence, part-human beings and agents they control? Is this Read more »
Episode 147: Periscope, Meerkat and inherent risks of live streaming
In this week’s podcast Jonathan and Eric discuss the privacy, security and other issues that have come up with the rise of streaming video apps such as Periscope and Meerkat. 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 Read more »
Periscope and Meerkat
There has been lots of talk recently about the growth in live video streaming apps and in particular Periscope and Meerkat. New technology obviously brings new compliance challenges. Some of this technology is brand new – Periscope for Android was only released on 26 May – but what are the compliance challenges likely to be Read more »
Episode 146: High-tech perils – security risks, drones and more
This week’s podcast discusses new concerns related to cyber security, including computer security and drones. 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. These well-known commentators are Read more »
Episode 145: Staggering statistics showing privacy non-compliance
This week’s podcast looks again at legal issues related to processing personal data. Under the UK’s Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998), the Information Commissioner’s Office (the ICO) maintains a mandatory register of data controllers. Data controllers are organisations who determine the purposes for and manner in which personal data are processed. The register records Read more »