I was recently struck by just how new most of the legislation creating duties for operators of electronic communications network is. Compared to the Computer Misuse Act, which has only had one amendment since 1990, these laws seem to be changing a lot faster:
Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009 – with a significant update already [...]
As well as suggesting improvements to the Commission’s proposed offences relating to “hacking tools”, the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) draft response contains a couple of more concerning ideas.
In general LIBE seems even more convinced than the Commission that “hacking” is highly dangerous for the digital society. It’s therefore a bit [...]
A short but interesting note from BEREC (the group of European Telecoms Regulators) on information they have collected from 400 mobile and fixed line operators on their traffic management practices. I get the impression BEREC were surprised at how varied the reports were! They only seem to have identified two patterns – “The most frequently [...]
An interesting case, reported by SCL with a good article explaining the issues, has hinted that there might be a third defence to liability for a web host where allegedly defamatory comments are posted. However the case doesn’t provide much detail on when that defence might apply.
In English Common Law, someone who publishes a [...]