In the 2013 end of year round-ups “Wearable Technology” was internationally feted as a hot technology in 2014. Indeed the noise coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, was almost universally about wearables. Including, in a lot of cases how unwearable many of them are….
Cloud computing has increased the ease with which employees can work remotely. But employers should first carefully consider the potential consequences to ensure they protect their business… This week I ordered some kitchen chairs from Tesco. Not a particularly interesting story so far but trust me, it…
Businesses using cloud computing services often struggle with unfair or biased contract terms from huge providers. But will recent and ongoing action by the EU Commission provide a silver lining? Cloud computing has become big business. Research conducted by Gartner and Merrill Lynch at the end of last…
Cookies are continuing to be thrust into the legal spotlight following 26th May 2012. This is the date from which the Information Commissioner will supposedly start clamping down on cookie law breaches. This comes after previously giving websites a year to comply with the new Privacy and Electronic Communications…
If you ever want to rely on a term in a contract (such as a software licence agreement), you’ve got to make sure it has been properly incorporated. This is done by bringing the terms to a party’s attention before the contract is made. For traditional paper contracts,…
The UK “Cookie Law” has been referred to as “half baked” and “crumbled” to name but a couple of the many possible clichés. However, like it or not, from 26th May the ICO will be commencing enforcement of the year-old law and is currently taking steps to make it easy for…
Last week Guido Fawkes called it perverse. He was speaking at the Leveson Inquiry into culture, practice and ethics of the UK press. But he wasn’t passing judgement on the morality of phone hacking. Nor was he berating certain newspapers over their casual disregard for the intellectual property of others (more about…