The Serious Fraud Office is continuing its campaign against UK companies who are engaging in bribery overseas. The SFO has had some significant successes in recent months. We reported here on the £23 million biofuel bribery case that resulted in 28 years of jail sentences in December. On 13th February 2015 another UK bribery case Read more »
German data protection authorities intervene on Safe Harbor
There was an announcement this month that two of the local German data protection authorities in Berlin and Bremen have taken action against two US companies that are registered under the US-EU Safe Harbor scheme. The Safe Harbor scheme is in place to protect the flow of data between the EU and US. The two Read more »
EU extends sanctions concerning Russia
Under newly adopted EU legislation sanctions have been extended in relation to the Ukraine by adding 14 Ukrainian separatists and 5 high-ranking Russian officials to the existing list of those subject to an asset freeze and visa ban, and, 9 separatist groups have also been added to the existing asset freeze list. An extension of Read more »
Episode 138: The long, hard road to new EU data protection laws
In this episode Jonathan and Eric look at progress with the proposals to change Europe’s data protection laws. What has happened since the new Data Protection Regulation was first proposed in 2012? Are the politicians who are now criticising the process partly to blame? How are companies dealing with uncertainty? What are the effects on Read more »
Episode 137: Federal Trade Commission seeks to thwart “revenge porn”
This week’s podcast looks at the growing issues with revenge porn. The US Federal Trade Commission recently took action against one site where revenge porn was hosted. Will more action follow? Will Europe take action too? TechLaw10 is a 10-minute audio podcast update from U.S. lawyer Eric Sinrod (Duane Morris) and UK lawyer Jonathan Armstrong (Cordery) where Read more »
Episode 136: Right to be forgotten, right to get it wrong and (don’t you) forget about me
This week’s podcast looks at a possible right to be forgotten in the US. Will the US follow Europe’s lead in creating a right to be forgotten? Should it? What issues would this cause? 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 Read more »
Twitter in the workplace: what companies need to know about social media policies
The rise of Twitter has been one of the success stories of social media. Twitter is one of the ten most visited websites in the world and now has 284 million active users. It was at times ridiculed by many in power including the current UK Prime Minister. It then became a phenomenon that was too Read more »
Episode 135 : The year ahead in TechLaw – privacy, security and lines blurring
This week’s podcast looks forward to what we can expect in technology law in 2015. Privacy and data security are likely to feature heavily in the coming year. There are predictions of more social media mistakes and there’s a wildcard entry – legislation and litigation over emails and work life balance. TechLaw10 is a 10-minute Read more »
2014 – year of the drone?
2014 was perhaps the biggest year in history for developments in technology law. We saw a wide range of developments in data protection and privacy, information security and the right to be forgotten. We also saw the first cases involving the legal issues around drones. That seems to be one trend that’s destined to continue Read more »
Episode 134 : An unprecedented year in technology law
This week’s podcast is a review of the most significant technology law developments in 2014. It includes a quick review of topics like the right to be forgotten, changes to data protection laws, the increased importance of cyber security, the legal issues of drones, the after effects of Snowden and the issues of technology and Read more »
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