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Founder of Consulting Association to go on trial

MacRoberts LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 27 2009

Further to our recent e-update "Information Commission Cracks Down on Sale of Confidential Data", Ian Kerr, the founder of the Consulting Association which illegally stored and sold employees confidential data, went on trial today for breaching the Data Protection Act

Consulting Association founder faces substantial fines for data breaches

MacRoberts LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 17 2009

Further to our recent e-update "Founder of Consulting Association to go on Trial" Ian Kerr, the founder of the Consulting Association which illegally stored and sold employees confidential data, pleaded guilty at Macclesfield Magistrates Court to breaching the Data Protection Act

Google vs. privacy: "are the Italians about to shoot the messenger?"

MacRoberts LLP
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Italy
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March 25 2009

We have an undeniable insatiable appetite for content in almost any media

£5000 fine for breaches of the Data Protection Act

MacRoberts LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 17 2009

Further to our recent e-update "Consulting Association Founder Faces Substantial Fines for Data Breaches" Ian Kerr, the founder of the Consulting Association which illegally stored and sold employees confidential data, has been fined £5,000 for data protection breaches at Knutsford Crown Court and must pay a further £1,187.20 in costs

No loving in work e-mail

MacRoberts LLP
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United Kingdom, USA
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April 16 2010

A recent case in New Jersey, although not binding in the UK, highlights the importance of clear electronic media use policies within businesses to set clear parameters on what is, and is not, expected of employees in terms of personal internet usage

Supreme Court swats employee phone privacy claim

MacRoberts LLP
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USA
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June 24 2010

In our April e-update, "No Loving in Work E-mail", we commented on a case involving an American employee who used a laptop provided by her employer to send and receive e-mails to and from her lawyer

YouLose, Google: Italian court convicts executives in privacy case

MacRoberts LLP
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Italy
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February 25 2010

In a groundbreaking judgment delivered in Milan, a court has convicted three senior executives at Google of violating Italian privacy law, after a video was allowed to be posted on YouTube showing a boy with Down's Syndrome being bullied by classmates

UK in Euro dock over privacy and Phorm failings

MacRoberts LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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October 6 2010

After a year-long investigation into aspects of internet privacy, the European Commission ("the Commission") has referred the UK to the European Court of Justice ("ECJ"), alleging failure to meet the requirements set by the European Directives on Data Protection, and Privacy and Electronic Communications ("ePrivacy"

Word escapes Microsoft in patent dispute

MacRoberts LLP
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USA
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December 23 2009

Microsoft has failed in its appeal to overturn a ruling which bars it from selling its Word software

Computer Misuse Act snares NHS snooper

MacRoberts LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 13 2010

Last week saw the rare occurrence of a prosecution under the Computer Misuse Act after an NHS IT manager pleaded guilty to accessing the medical records of hundreds of friends, family and colleagues