Information Commissioner considers legal action against users of facial recognition technology
Facial recognition technology in public spaces “can be particularly intrusive” and its use lacks transparency, said the UK’s Information Commissioner. Biometric data, including databases of facial images, in conjunction with…
Shepherd & Wedderburn: sights set on the future
“We have much to celebrate in terms of our journey with clients and the contribution we have made to innovation in key sectors of the economy,” says Stephen Gibb, Chief…
Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie: going above and beyond
With Scotland’s legal landscape undergoing such radical change over the past five years – a flurry of merger, consolidation and administration – remaining Scottish, independent and competitive might seem a…
Clydebank company that made 200 million nuisance calls is raided by the ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has searched a business premises near Glasgow today, as part of an investigation into a company suspected of making over 200 million illegal nuisance calls….
Facebook faces possible criminal action in the UK and US amid calls for regulation
Facebook faced new calls for regulation from within the US Congress and was hit with questions about personal data safeguards this weekend, after reports that a political consultant gained access…
Civil Online launched allowing Scottish solicitors’ firms to digitally track cases
Solicitors’ firms will be able to track their simple procedure cases – small claims of up to £5,000 – online with the launch today of Civil Online, the Scottish Courts…
GDPR in The Times Scotland
■ Technology’s hottest properties Striking a balance between enforcement and engagement With comment from Stephen Grant, Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie ■ Standing up for citizens By Elizabeth Denham, UK…
Choose the carrot … the stick could hurt
A factor which is concentrating the minds of data protection officers is the level of fines that the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) can impose on companies and organisations found to…
Police Scotland issued with ‘amber alert’ over flaws in its handling of data
Police Scotland does not have a force-wide system of knowing what data it holds and whether it is secure, according to an audit by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Despite…
Standing up for UK citizens’ data rights
On 25 May, the General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect. It is the beginning of something new, but it is an evolution of what’s gone before. It builds on…
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