Friday, 22 April 2011

European Union Directives,Regulations and Laws.
EU adds £500000 penalty to cookie tracking rules
Inquirer
By Dean Wilson THE UK GOVERNMENT has revealed that European Union regulations regarding Internet tracking cookies will include penalties of up to £500000 and new powers for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The rules are part of an e-privacy ...
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UK Digital Economy Act complies with EU law, judge rules
Out-Law.com
EU directives on data protection and electronic privacy control how organisations gather, process and use information online. They also govern what information can be gathered from electronic communications and say that ISPs should not be responsible ...
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Are you ready for the cookies law?
Direct Marketing Association
UK businesses will get extra time to prepare for the EU's Privacy and Electronic CommunicationsDirective (aka cookies law). It was due to come into force in the UK on 25 May, but the Government has now confirmed that the legislation won't come out ...
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RIPA to be changed to demand full consent to monitoring
Register
... EU's Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive into national law. Last year the Commission referred the UK to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) citing concerns that UK laws did not adequately protect against intrusion into personal privacy. ...
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