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EU privacy watchdog warns Commission on controversial ACTA negotiations
A secret global negotiation over how to stop individuals breaking copyright law threatens to undermine people's rights to privacy and to the protection of their personal data, according to the European Union's privacy watchdog. More »
Microsoft, Yahoo! search deal gets competition law go-ahead
Microsoft and Yahoo! have been given permission to embark on a search engine deal announced seven months ago. European Competition law regulators have said the deal will not damage the European search engine market. More »
Jan Moir's column on Stephen Gately cleared by PCC as free speech
An article about the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately that prompted 25,000 complaints may have been tasteless and offensive but it did not break the rules for editors, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has decided. More »
France's eBay ruling is a distraction ðÐit's next month's AdWords decision that counts
OPINION: A Paris court ruled last week that eBay infringed the trade marks of Louis Vuitton by sponsoring misspellings of its brand as search engine keywords. But speculation about the impact of the ruling is pointless: the big decision comes next month. More »
Outsourcing compliance eased by new 'model clauses', says expert
Companies in Europe may have to negotiate fewer contracts when they send data to foreign suppliers as a consequence of terms published by the European Commission. An expert says that the new rules, in force on 15th May, simplify commercial relationships. More »
Conservatives would blacklist marketers to protect children
Companies that market irresponsibly to children will be banned from winning future government contracts for three years if the Conservative Party wins the next General Election. David Cameron announced plans to change the UK's marketing laws today. More »
FSA promises tougher line on change of control breaches
A billion-pound property fund was fined Ó1,000 this week for breaching takeover rules. But a change in the law means similar offences in future could attract unlimited penalties. More »
How the Carbon Reduction Scheme will affect IT contracts
OPINION: Government plans to cut carbon emissions in the UK will soon be mandatory for large businesses and public sector bodies. An immediate consequence will be changes to the contract terms and pricing mechanics of large IT projects. More »
BA employee fails in cross-wearing discrimination case
A woman who claimed a British Airways rule against wearing neck jewellery discriminated against her Christian faith has lost her case. Nadia Eweida failed in an appeal against an earlier Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) ruling. More »
The impact on security of virtualisation and cloud computing
OPINION: The virtues of virtualisation and cloud computing will figure in most enterprise IT infrastructure discussions during 2010. But as the industry moves towards a new IT infrastructure play, what are the implications on IT security? More »