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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.

The UK Information Commissioner has been given new powers to impose hefty fines on: those who intentionally or recklessly disclose information contained in personal data to another person; those who repeatedly and negligently allow information to be contained in personal data to be disclosed; and on those whose deliberate or reckless actions result in breaches of the Data Protection Act's eight Principles.

On 22 June 2010, the EU Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (the "Working Party") published its opinion (the "Opinion") in relation to online behavioural advertising ("OBA").

On 11 March 2008, following a Phase II investigation, the European Commission unconditionally cleared the US$3.1 billion acquisition of the online advertising technology company DoubleClick by Google.

Ernst and Young have released their annual Global Fraud Survey results which follows the questioning of over 2,700 board members, executives, managers and teams.

How can the challenge of connectivity be overcome to support education in developing countries?

Asymmetric warfare isn't new. It has a long history, from when 300 Spartans held Xerxes' Persian army of more than 100,000 in 480 BC, right through to modern day.

Waseley Hills High School and Sixth Form Centre has signed an undertaking issued by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after being found to have breached the seventh data protection principle.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) guidance on direct marketing via electronic mail stated, until recently, that marketing messages sent via Bluetooth would be subject to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (Regulations).

Following a Northern Ireland AI survey conducted with MCS Group, legal experts explore a systematic approach to implementing artificial intelligence in organizations.

Internet Service Providers ("ISPs") and other hosting platforms or internet intermediaries may wish to take note of a decision which was handed down last Wednesday in an Italian court.

Given media coverage and Ofcom's policy statement, the protection of children online is under even greater scrutiny than before.

Graham Cooke of QuBit Digital says many websites need a major overhaul to be truly effective business tools.

The dependence of modern businesses on IT systems and the far-reaching consequences of IT failure were illustrated with dramatic effect by the system crash suffered by RBS in 2012.

Following calls for greater clarity in vlog advertising, the Committee of Advertising Practice has produced advertising rules to ensure that when a vlogger is paid to promote a product or service this is clearly conveyed in the vlog.