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Europe should adopt US behavioural advertising icon, and quick
OPINION: When US trade bodies announced a badge scheme for behavioural advertising this week it looked like a good way to help web users navigate a difficult new area and a good way to relax the regulators. More »
Users run security risk by re-using banking passwords
Nearly three-quarters of online banking users are putting the security of their accounts at risk by re-using their passwords at other, less secure sites. Nearly half use both their usernames and passwords at other sites, increasing the security risk. More »
Cycling company wrong to suggest Olympian's endorsement, rules ad watchdog
An Olympic medal-winning cyclist has had her objection to being used in a bicycle chain advertisement upheld by advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). More »
UK could get icons on behavioural ads
The UK's online advertising trade body says it will help produce an icon to be displayed every time behavioural advertising is used, OUT-LAW.COM can reveal. The move would alert users to the fact that their browsing history has been used to profile them. More »
HP ordered to pay Ó200m within two weeks in interim damages ruling
The High Court has ordered HP to pay BSkyB. which owns television network Sky, Ó200 million in interim damages to settle the court case it lost last week over a contract tendering process, according to press reports. More »
Irrationality did not undermine TV menu ranking decision, finds Court of Appeal
A broadcasting platform did not break the rules on the placing of stations in its electronic programme guide (EPG) even though its decision was partly irrationally based and it used criteria not specifically listed in its policy. More »
Financial services firms given August deadline for publishing complaints data
The most complained-about financial services firms now have until the end of August to publish their customer complaints figures, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) announced last week. More »
Refusal to stop John Terry story was not a privacy law U-turn, says expert
The High Court's refusal to issue an injunction preventing the media from reporting an alleged affair footballer John Terry had with a team mate's girlfriend is unlikely to change the course of privacy law, an expert said. More »
Police unit formed to take down websites suspected of breaking terror laws
A police unit has been created to force the take-down of web pages which break the UK's terrorism laws. The Government has set up a web page through which the public can tell the police about pages that they think are illegal. More »
EU and Asian nations conduct counterfeits raid on shipping containers
An anti-counterfeiting operation co-ordinated between the EU and 13 Asian countries has resulted in the impounding of hundreds of thousands of fake consumer goods and millions of packets of cigarettes. More »