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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:05:32 +0000privacyFacebookdata protectioncopyrightYouTubetrademarkGoogleISPsinternetEFFGoogle Street ViewDMCAMySpacePhormViviane Redingcloud computingeBayhackingregulationtrademark infringementAdwordsChild Internet Safety CouncilComputer Fraud and Abuse ActDRMEU CommissionerEU DPAsEULAEU`s Article 29 Working BodyEuropean data protection authoritiesEuropean data protection lawsGDPRGallo ReportGoogle ChromeScrabulousSporeTopware InteractiveTwitterUKUK GovernmentUSViacomWikipediaWorld of Warcraftcloud providersconnected profilesdoctoratefreedom of speechgovernanceillegal game sharingonline advertisingpatent protectionpowerright to be forgottensecuritysocial networking sitessocio-legal studiessurveillanceAmicus BriefAutodeskBTBarbara BauerBeboBlizzardBrexitCPDP 2016Carlo RutaChurch of ScientologyCivil Procedure RulesCommunications Data BillCommunications Decency ActCulture Media and Sport Select CommitteeCyberLaw News DailyCyberPandaDPhilDigital BritainDigital Economy ActDream Pinball 3DE-Commerce DirectiveEPICEU CommissionEU Digital StrategyEU ParliamentEU referendumElectronic ArtsElectronic Communications Data Retention Regulations 2008European Court of JusticeFBHiveFire EagleFirefoxFoucaultGeneral Data Protection RegulationGeodeGliderGovernmentHome SecretaryICOIO Group Inc v Veoh NetworksIP crimeInformation CommissionerIpadIranian electionsIrish Data Protection CommissionerItalyKent Critical Law Society ConferenceLaw 62Lawrence LessigLenz v UniversalLinkedInLori DrewMDYMORPGMalwareMaplestoryMarielle Gallo ReportMarks and SpencerMessage from Earth ProjectMs BarwinskaMurdochMygazines.comNew York TimesNews InternationalOFTOinkOrtegaOxfordP2PP2P file sharingPhdRIPASafe HarborSchremsScrabbleSeer SystemsSilicon ValleySir Tim Berners-LeeSkypeSmith v. ADVNFSophosStudiVZSuperpokeTOM-skypeThe EconomistTiffanyTorrentFreakUK Council for Child Internet SafetyUK data protection lawsUMG Recordings Inc v DoeUniversalViacom v YouTubeVoIPWallWeekly ICT law news round-upWestminster Media ForumWilson v Yahoo UKWordscraperWorld Wide Web FoudationYahooYouTubeSocialactor-network theoryanti-piracy restrictionsauditauditsblogbreach of contractbreach of copyrightbulletin boardcensorshipcentre for law and information policychatclick and brickconspiracy to defraudcontent ownerscopyright lawscopyright licencecyber-bullyingcyberspacedata protection conferencedata protection daydefamationdefault settingsdemocracydisclosuredisinformationdynamic regulationfair use doctrinefreedom of expressionglobal shopping mallharmful contenti-Patriot Acti2015illegal file sharinginstitute of advanced legal studiesintellectual propertykeywordslawslegitimacylicencelook and feelmere vulgar abuseminornational data protection authoritiesonlineonline file sharingonline infringementonline music filesonline safetyonline social networking sitespiracyprivacy lawprivacy settingssafe harboursecurity loopholeservice of documentssmart regulationsocial advertisingsocio-legalspacesponsored linksthe dancing babythesistracking softwaretresspasstrojanvirtual murdervirtual relationshipswebsiteCyberPandaA blog by Dr Asma Vranaki which analyses important legal developments in the field of cyberspace including privacy, defamation, intellectual property, e-commerce and online property in the UK, EU, USA and the Far East.http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)Blogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-4171072612481870398Fri, 24 Jun 2016 14:13:00 +00002016-06-24T15:13:46.505+01:00Brexitdata protectionEU referendumGDPRUK data protection lawsThe Future of UK Data Protection Laws after Brexit: Some Initial ThoughtsAs UK (and the rest of the world) reels from the results of the UK referendum and we find ourselves living in a world where the dystopian Faragist (yes I know he is not the only one!) rhetoric reflects the current thinking of many in the UK, we face important and serious questions about our future laws, policies, social norms and the like in the UK. For many UK data protection lawyers, the http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-future-of-uk-data-protection-laws.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-8860185150398854678Thu, 07 Apr 2016 18:23:00 +00002016-04-07T19:23:34.518+01:00data protectionEuropean data protection lawsFacebookonline advertisingpowerprivacy lawregulationsocial networking sitesData Privacy Regulation in the Context of Facebook AdvertisementsThe blog of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law recently covered my upcoming article in the John Marshall Journal of Information Technology & Privacy Law on data privacy regulation in the context of Facebook advertisements. You can read more about it here. http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2016/04/data-privacy-regulation-in-context-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-6653123705951771448Thu, 07 Apr 2016 18:21:00 +00002016-04-07T19:21:04.201+01:00data protectiondynamic regulationEuropean data protection authoritiesEuropean data protection lawsGDPRGeneral Data Protection Regulationprivacysmart regulationSmart Regulation and the General Data Protection Regulation I recently published an article on smart regulation and the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") on the website of the Society of Computers and Law.  The article will also feature in the next issue of Computers & Law. You can read the full text of the article below. --------- Data protection and privacy practitioners are waiting anxiously for the official adoption of the http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2016/04/smart-regulation-and-general-data.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-6297246077371098493Mon, 25 Jan 2016 17:32:00 +00002016-01-25T17:35:46.171+00:00CPDP 2016data protection conferencedata protection daySafe HarborSchremsHow are you celebrating Data Protection Day?As we are celebrating Data Protection Day later this week and have a number of data protection events ( CPDP conference I am talking about you!), and are entering the final week of negotiations for the so-called Safe Harbour 2.0, I thought that this is an opportune time for me to devote some time to blogging. Post-doctoral research, writing some articles, re-writing other articles, and teaching http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2016/01/how-are-you-celebrating-data-protection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-3383243824226338457Tue, 26 May 2015 11:55:00 +00002015-05-26T12:55:05.710+01:00democracylawssurveillanceUKOur open letter to the House of Commons on the importance of respecting the democratic process as UK surveillance laws are being revised  <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2015/01/programme-for-workshop-entitled_9.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-4145606820780042781Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:03:00 +00002014-06-04T17:03:02.634+01:00auditscloud computingdata protectionnational data protection authoritiesThe rise of audits and/or investigations by national data protection authorities in cloud computingI have recently written my current research where I am exploring the rise of audits and/or investigations by national data protection authorities in cloud computing. This is a socio-legal research project which forms part of the Accountability for Cloud research project. http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-rise-of-audits-andor-investigations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-4723544831937478081Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:00:00 +00002014-06-04T17:00:45.551+01:00actor-network theorycopyrightcyberspacedoctorateFacebookFoucaultinternetonline social networking sitespowerprivacysocio-legal studiesthesisYouTube'Rethinking Relations and Regimes of Power in Online Social Networking Sites: Tales of Control, Strife, and Negotiations in Facebook and Youtube.'For those of you who are interested in my doctoral thesis, I have included the abstract below:  This doctoral thesis investigates the potentially complex power effects generated in Online Social Networking Sites (‘OSNS’), such as YouTube and Facebook, when legal values, such as copyright and personal data, are protected and/or violated. In order to develop this analysis, in Chapter http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2014/06/rethinking-relations-and-regimes-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-9176895728390189011Wed, 04 Jun 2014 15:58:00 +00002014-06-04T16:58:17.557+01:00doctorateDPhilOxfordPhdHiatus in blogging + a fancy new title (of sorts!) = doctoral thesis?My apologies for the very long hiatus in blogging!! What can I say?! The submission of the doctoral thesis was a very laborious, painful, and slow process which required all my attention!! Hence, I had to give blogging a rest as blogging on any day was far more appealing than re-editing the pesky doctoral thesis chapters yet again!! Anyway! As you can guess from my fancy new title (of sorts!): http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2014/06/hiatus-in-blogging-fancy-new-title-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-9172029758524193471Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:59:00 +00002013-02-26T18:59:26.720+00:00auditFacebookIrish Data Protection CommissionerKent Critical Law Society ConferenceprivacyIrish Data Protection Commissioner`s audit of Facebook Dear All Apologies for the long hiatus in blogging!! Unfortunately, the doctorate and my part-time job are keeping me pretty busy and away from blogging!! Normal duties will definitely resume once I submit the doctoral thesis later this year!! For those of you who fervently keep abreast of the privacy issues related to Facebook, my upcoming talk at the Kent Critical Law Society Conference 2013http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2013/02/irish-data-protection-commissioners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-785846261623651760Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:10:00 +00002012-05-24T14:12:03.549+01:00LinkedInprivacysocial advertisingChanges in LinkedIn privacy settings relating to social advertising I found out today that LinkedIn has changed its privacy settings relating to social advertising without notice. Basically, the default setting for social advertising allows LinkedIn to use the name and picture of LinkedIn users in adverts and promotions.  You can opt out of this by applying the following steps: 1. In the right corner, select 'Settings' under your name 2. Go to 'http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2011/08/changes-in-linkedin-privacy-settings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-4899960839460488074Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:27:00 +00002012-05-24T14:12:29.847+01:00hackingMurdochNews InternationalprivacyRIPABeyond RIPA, privacy and hacking: the ramifications of the hacking enquiry by the UK Culture, Media and Sport Select CommitteeYesterday was the day eagerly awaited by all of us following the News Inc phone hacking scandal. The UK Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee ('the Select Committee') had the difficult task of conducting an inquiry in a case that is still under police investigation. This can, of course, close certain avenues for questioning but could still have been an important forum to ask the key figures http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2011/07/beyond-ripa-privacy-and-hacking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-6422517502717348246Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:14:00 +00002012-05-24T14:14:15.161+01:00Facebookprivacyright to be forgottenWestminster Media ForumThe right to oblivion in a Facebook world! I attended the very instructive seminar organised by the Westminster Media Forum today on privacy, social media platforms and the right to be forgotten. The idea of the 'right to be forgotten' has been promoted by Viviene Reding (VP of the EU Commission) recently and has attracted a number of strong and diversion reactions (e.g. Tessa Mayes` recent article on the subject in the Guardian). http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2011/03/right-to-oblivion-in-facebook-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-2829553107998344671Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:03:00 +00002012-05-24T14:13:00.891+01:00Adwordsdata protectionDigital Economy ActICOISPsprivacytrademark16.10.10 Weekly Cyber-Law News Round-Up Another exciting week in the world of cyber-law with BT & Talk Talk being granted judicial review in relation to the Digital Economy Act, many proposals for legal measures from the Commission/Parliament relating to data protection and privacy, and the Parliament`s objection to the use of trademarks as Adwords. CyberPanda wonders what the impact of this opposition will mean in practice when http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2010/11/161010-weekly-cyber-law-news-round-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-5729501253153072270Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:17:00 +00002012-05-24T14:13:41.855+01:00AdwordscopyrightFacebookGoogle Street ViewIpadpatent protectionprivacytrademarkViacom v YouTubeYouTubeYouTubeSocialWeekly Cyber-Law News Round-Up What a week it has been!! Here are my personal picks of the highlights of last week`s news which relate to internet law. As always privacy and intellectual property issues are dominating the legal landscape of cyber-law news! Google Intellectual Property · Google clarifies AdWords policy to satisfy French competition regulator http://bit.ly/http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2010/11/weekly-cyber-law-news-round-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-4391437563398770207Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:15:00 +00002010-09-24T16:33:01.835+01:00AutodeskcopyrightFacebookGallo ReportGoogleGoogle Street ViewinternetOFTprivacytracking softwaretrademarkWeekly Cyber-Law News RoundWow this week has flown by so quickly: where did it all go?!! It has been quite exciting week in terms of legal developments in the area of cyberspace. The usual suspects are in the news: Google Street View, Facebook, piracy, and privacy. But it has also been a week of great significance for copyright laws in the UK (adoption of the Gallo report), and some surprising developments in trademarks http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2010/09/weekly-cyber-law-news-round.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-2217308748096558968Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:19:00 +00002010-09-22T18:36:15.993+01:00Child Internet Safety Councilcopyright lawsEU CommissionEU ParliamentGallo Reportintellectual propertyMarielle Gallo Reportonline infringementMot du Jour: Pan-european Copyright Laws The European Parliament has today endorsed the report produced by Marielle Gallo ('the Gallo Report'), a French MEP, on the enforcement of intellectual property rights ('IPR') in the internal market. It has recommended the creation of a pan-European copyright law which would tackle the issue of lack of harmonisation of copyright laws across Member States. The Gallo Report has criticised the http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2010/09/mot-du-jour-pan-european-copyright-laws.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-7075922653351222563Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:12:00 +00002010-09-22T16:54:39.028+01:00CyberPandaTwitterA brand new day!It is a brand new day in the land of CyberPanda! Since its inception, the design has remained pretty much the same but tonight, I felt a wind of change urging me to revamp things!! So here it goes...ta da.... the newly designed CyberPanda with all the latest mod cons in the blogging/social media world (and here a much needed /self-deprecating eye wink!). Let me know what you guys think and let ushttp://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2010/09/brand-new-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-7146733839285688128Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:22:00 +00002010-09-21T22:35:46.212+01:00CyberLaw News DailyWeekly ICT law news round-upA hop, a skip, and a walk away from this week`s hottest ICT law news!!In an attempt to blog more regularly, I have decided to dabble with a few new things which will make the most of my tweets on @cyber_panda_ since I seem to tweet more often than blog lately!! Something about the convenience of a 140-word entry combined with a more pronounced sense of community!! Hence I have now generated the first edition of The CyberLaw News Daily which I am aiming to generate http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2010/09/hop-skip-and-walk-away-from-this-weeks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-1666859942241098778Fri, 14 May 2010 12:43:00 +00002010-09-22T17:30:12.672+01:00EPICEU`s Article 29 Working BodyFacebookNew York TimesprivacyFacebook: the privacy backlash!It was only a matter of time before Facebook`s numerous and worrying privacy changes attracted a number of complaints from its users and also from privacy bodies. The EU Privacy watchdog has now added its voice to the growing number of complaints and has stated that the recent Facebook privacy changes are 'unacceptable.' The complaint refers to the privacy changes made by Facebook over the coursehttp://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2010/05/facebook-privacy-backlash.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-7074239961632552802Sat, 08 May 2010 17:26:00 +00002010-05-08T18:28:56.255+01:00FacebookprivacyConcerned about your privacy on Facebook: read ahead!Comprehensive article by ZDNet giving detailed guidelines on how to protect your privacy on Facebook. This is a must read for any Facebook user concerned about his/her privacy since all the privacy changes of the past few months!http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2010/05/concerned-about-your-privacy-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9204051075503158196.post-3621628839993465500Thu, 06 May 2010 16:23:00 +00002010-05-06T17:28:39.268+01:00chatFacebooksecurity loopholeAnother security loophole...It has been reported by BBC Technology that Facebook has at last sorted out its security flaws which permitted users to view who other users are chatting to or which friend requests other users receive. The chat facility was removed temporarily until it was fixed again and it is now up and running again. A few blogs such as Allfacebook picked on the flaws but avoided blogging about them to http://cyberpanda-cyberpanda.blogspot.com/2010/05/another-security-loophole.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CyberPanda)0