A couple of weeks ago, the ICO published a statement saying that it had "decided to stop enforcing personal data breach reports made under Regulation 5A." Even if the intent behind it was meant well, Read more
Update: the ICO has simplified its statement (full text of which is at the end of this post), which now reads "The page you requested was removed.". The ICO has announced a "change to regulation Read more
This is a slightly unusual one for a blog on which I normally cover solely Internet, tech, and telecoms issues. But there is a link! A friend asked me a while back whether, if they emailed their MP Read more
Each year, we produce a geeky joke-y tech-y/legal-y Christmas card. If you'd like me to post you a card, just fill in this form with your details. We are in the UK, and happy to post internationally. Read more
In this monologue post, I set out an introductory analysis / overview of the English laws which are likely to apply to people in England who operate decentralised fediverse services which implement Read more
About a year ago, I wrote about my experience of running a law firm on Linux, three months in. It was, to be sure, early days. Now I've had the chance to get used to it a bit more, here are some Read more
A new bill, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill, proposes to prohibit the inclusion of "computer code" in UK company names. It's only a bill - it is not yet law - but it amused me, so Read more
This is a post to explain how I will try to help you during my impending two weeks of jury service. Updates 23rd September: I am not needed, so I am free all day for calls/meetings
21st September: Read more
A friend asked me, a while back, if I would write a few thoughts about law and "the metaverse". Honestly, I've been a bit hesitant about this. I'm not convinced that there's anything particularly Read more
The Home Office announced on 21 July 2022. that UK/USA Data Access Agreement, which sits under the USA's CLOUD Act, will come into force on October 3rd 2022. A draft of the agreement has been Read more