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Facebook has, over the past few weeks, come under renewed criticism and scrutiny for amendments made to its default privacy settings, which are alleged not only to be in breach of Facebook's own privacy policy, but also in breach of users fundamental rights to privacy.

The Financial Services Authority ("FSA") have imposed a fine of £2.27 million on the UK branch of Insurance company Zurich for loss of customer data.

A recent investigation by the Office of Fair Trading ("OFT") into the conduct of Handpicked Media ("the company") raises some interesting legal issues surrounding online advertising, particularly in relation to product endorsement through social media.

But not the type of record sales typically sought by an employer. Former T-Mobile employee David Turley pleaded guilty last week to 18 charges brought against him under section 55 of the Data Protection Act, which prohibits unlawfully obtaining personal data.

A recent decision by Italian competition authorities to fine TripAdvisor for misleading claims and truthfulness of reviews published on its site may have wider implications for a range of social media platforms.

Enforced subject access will shortly become illegal. Enforced subject access typically occurs where a person wishes to see another individual’s criminal record, but chooses not to use the established legal system operated by Disclosure Scotland, the Disclosure and Barring Service and Access Northern Ireland.

The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) gives individuals the right to ask for, and be given, any kind of recorded information from public authorities in Scotland.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has today announced that a firm which has sold employees confidential data to construction firms has breached the Data Protection Act.

Last week, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published its new code of practice on data sharing. The code of practice has been prepared under the Data Protection Act and it provides key practical advice for organisations sharing data "whether by way of one-off disclosure or as a part of a large-scale data sharing arrangement."

After lobbying the Home Office, the Lord Chancellor, and the Department of Constitutional Affairs, the Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, has announced that the Government has agreed, in principle, that the Commissioner should have more power to inspect public and private bodies’ compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA).

A recent appeal court decision has confirmed that a tenant of land exceeding two acres which is let from year to year must only give 40 days’ notice to terminate the lease.

In Scullion v Bank of Scotland (t/a Colleys) [2011] EWCA Civ 693, the English Court of Appeal considered whether a valuer who had prepared a valuation report for a lender owed a duty of care to the purchaser of the property if that purchaser was "buying to let".

With effect from 30 September 2010, the Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Act 2010 ("the 2010 Act") introduced further procedural restrictions on lenders making repossession applications over residential properties in Scotland.

It has been confirmed that the new Construction Act will come into force in England on 1 October 2011.

Earlier this month, the construction company known as Construction Materials Online Limited (CMO) was fined £55,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for breaching the laws...

As the prospects for rental growth remain subdued, we can anticipate that landlords will increasingly focus on other ways to make money. One of those may be claims for dilapidations.

A developer employing a design and build contractor doesn't usually expect to own the design produced by that contractor - but they do expect to have a licence to use that design.