Monthly Archives: April 2011

Dogs will be dogs…

The growing furore over the gathering and retention of location data by smartphones reminds me very strongly of a joke that I heard first in the school playground many years ago. ‘Why does a dog lick his balls? Because he … Continue reading

Posted in Apple, google, Microsoft, Mobile, Privacy | 2 Comments

The real challenge for IT Lawyers: the law!

Sometimes it’s tempting for an IT lawyer – or rather an academic IT lawyer – to feel that things are moving essentially in the right direction, that the subject is getting more mainstream, more understandable – and more importantly, more … Continue reading

Posted in Digital Economy Act, Law, Phorm, Privacy | 1 Comment

Let’s forget the right to be forgotten…

….and talk about the important part of that right in less emotive, less distracting, and more accurate terms. I’m not interested in rewriting or erasing history, I’m not interested in hiding my past – selectively or completely. I am, however, … Continue reading

Posted in BILETA, Privacy, Right to be forgotten | 2 Comments