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This week's news on OUT-LAW.COM
Police may have had a duty to notify phone-hacking victims, says privacy expert
The Metropolitan Police knew that numerous mobile phones had been illegally hacked by private investigators but failed to alert the phones' owners, according to The Guardian newspaper. If so, the victims should have been told, a privacy expert has said.
09/07/2009
Do not be distracted by the Equality Bill sideshow
OPINION: Some employers may be afraid of the Government's Equality Bill. Others may hope that it will never come into force. The reality, though, is that key parts of it simply reflect today's commercial practices.
09/07/2009
Premier League's failure to register copyrights in US limits YouTube claim
The English Premier League cannot claim statutory damages against YouTube for user-submitted video clips of non-live football matches, even if it proves that the site infringed its rights, because it failed to register its copyrights, a judge has said.
08/07/2009
Data protection notification to cost large organisations £500 from October
Organisations with a turnover of £25.9 million or more and 250 or more staff will be required to pay the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) an annual notification fee of £500 with effect from 1st October. The current fee is just £35.
08/07/2009
Security guru says he was 'probably wrong' to attack masked passwords
Security expert Bruce Schneier has said that he probably made a mistake when he backed a usability expert's plea to website operators to stop masking passwords as users type because it does not improve security and makes sites harder to use.
07/07/2009
Government White Paper sets out changes for UK consumer law
The UK Government will appoint a Consumer Advocate with powers to sue on behalf of consumers, the rules for selling digital downloads will change and the law of misrepresentation will be simplified, according to plans published on Thursday.
06/07/2009
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