The UK Justice Committee has published its opinion on the proposed EU Regulation and Directive which will replace the current Data Protection Directive (Directive 95/46/EC).

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Google has been found liable for damages where it continued to show defaming content after a complaint was received.

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The ICO has updated guidance to help institutions gain an understanding of freedom of information legislation and how to apply it, paying particular attention to research information.

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This JISC Legal Essentials Guide provides readers with a direct, point-by-point guide on the Equality Act 2010 in regard to its disability discrimination provisions and its application to Further and Higher Education.

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This Essentials Guide provides readers with a direct, point-by-point guide on the Equality Act 2010 in regard to its disability discrimination provisions and its application to Further and Higher Education.

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The workshop is designed to teach delegates the basics of the Act (including validating requests, time limits and fees) and the exemptions.

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A website’s ‘temporary security flaw’ does not merit a civil monetary penalty, says the ICO, where this concerns a limited amount of non-sensitive personal information being compromised.  

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The Information Commissioner has fined Greater Manchester Police £120,000 for the loss of sensitive information. 

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As an employee you are required to comply with reasonable instructions from your employer. 

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The EU Commission’s recent communication on cloud computing outlines the actions needed to encourage the use of cloud computing.

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The ICO has published a new cloud computing guide that highlights the data protection risks that cloud computing presents as well as suggesting approaches that will assist with compliance.

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The Scottish Information Commissioner has published her first Annual report which reveals that the number of appeals which relate to education institutions has decreased.

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A new report produced by the Information Commissioner's Office aims to help schools ensure they are handling pupils’ personal information in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.   

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Good records management is essential to efficient handling of FOI requests.

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Advice from the Department for Education on the Equality Act 2010 has been updated.

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The ICO has fined Scottish Borders Council £250,000 for failure to put in place appropriate guarantees on how data would be kept secure when it engaged an external company.

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Where a college employs students as apprentices and provides them access to MIS information as part of the responsibilities of their job and this enables them to view the records of other students this would not be a breach of data protection law in itself. 

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Nominet decisions cannot be appealed by the back door to the courts. Rightsholders and registrants must get a DRS action right in the first place.

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The seventh data protection principle provides that "Appropriate technical and organisational measures shall be taken  ... (cont)

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Covert monitoring is surveillance of online activity without giving the users involved specific notification that this is going on.  It clearly has legal implications relating to ... (cont)

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New guidance has been published by the Information Commissioner’s Office which assists colleges and universities in determining when to release personal data about their employees under the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations.

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new guidance which clarifies how colleges and universities can ensure compliance with the fifth principle of the Data Protection Act when archiving or deleting personal data.

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A Decision published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) regarding the accidental release of personal data to students in a sixth form college, highlights the need for all colleges to have in place appropriate practices and procedures to ensure compliance with data protection law.

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The ISEB Certificate in Data Protection is ideal for those who wish to have their knowledge and expertise recognised through a formal qualification.

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The ISEB Certificate in Data Protection is ideal for those who wish to have their knowledge and expertise recognised through a formal qualification.

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The Scottish Information Commissioner decides that a university was entitled to withhold details of the payment made to its former Principal.

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The general rule of UK defamation law is that the publisher of defamation faces liability.  This applies to FE and HE institutions in the same way as ... (cont)

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US authorities have seized the domains of three websites offering pirated android apps in efforts to tackle online piracy.

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The BSI and CSA are to develop a trusted global certification scheme to provide trust and transparency to how cloud service providers operate.

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The High Court in Belfast recently ordered Facebook to identify anonymous account holders responsible for posting abusive messages about a Belfast company and its employees.

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Anton Vickerman is the first person to be jailed for conspiring to defraud copyright owners by running a site linking to illegal materials.

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The ISEB Certificate in Freedom of Informaton is ideal for those who wish to have their knowledge and expertise recognised through a formal qualification.

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Professor Charles Oppenheim’s book The No-Nonsense Guide to Legal Issues in Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing is now available from Facet Publishing.

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The ICO has issued a timely reminder for students on the rights they have to access  information such as the breakdown of their exam marks and examiner comments.

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Defamation, harassment, malicious falsehood, assault, data protection breach, fraud, trademark and copyright infringement are just some of the legal risks when tweeting from or to the UK.

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Tell people what you are doing with their data, make sure staff are adequately trained, use strong passwords, encrypt portable devices and keep personal information only for as long as necessary.

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Google has been fined $22.5m (£14.4m) for tracking users activites without their permission.

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New guidance published by the ICO confirms that public bodies (including colleges and universities) that are required to disclose copyright-protected information under FOI are not guilty of copyright infringement.

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While organisations can publish equality and diversity information about staff in an aggregated form, this release of their personal information was unnecessary and a £175,000 penalty has been served. 

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A security breach at online storage service Dropbox highlights the need to consider a provider's security measures when using cloud services.

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has prosecuted a Lancashire bar owner for failure to register use of CCTV equipment at his premises.

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Firstly it is necessary to try and distinguish between emails which contain information which are business records and emails which are just  ... (cont)

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The Digital Copyright Exchange Feasibility Study has published its final report promoting the need for simpler copyright licensing.

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A Twitter user has been arrested on suspicion of making malicious communications.

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This guidance is intended for staff in UK FE colleges whose provision includes further education or training for vulnerable learners with varying needs including disability issues.

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Some software permits staff to view from a remote device what students are viewing on their computer screens.  What are the legal implications of using such software?

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In May, the Scottish Information Commissioner issued the final report and action plan for the assessment of a university, carried out in February 2012.  

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This paper focuses on the main legal areas associated with sharing IT services.

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The ICO's latest guidance on the Environmental Information Regulations is now available to download from their website.

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This webcast deals with outsourcing email, moving data storage off-campus and using external servers and data centres provided by cloud services.  The recording of the webcast - Cloud Computing and the Law - is now available online.  

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