Does the BBC really have a digital licence to snoop? – The Guardian
‘Reports of the corporation’s mass surveillance of iPlayer viewers evading their annual fee may be exaggerated.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Category: internet
Police to hire law firms to tackle cyber criminals in radical pilot project – The Guardian
‘Private law firms will be hired by police to pursue criminal suspects for profit, under a radical new scheme to target cyber criminals and fraudsters.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rugby star accused of raping girl he met on Tinder cleared of all charges – Daily Telegraph
‘A rising English rugby star, who was accused of raping a girl he met on the Tinder dating app, has been cleared by a jury in just over an hour.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mumsnet cyber hacker ordered to do 200 hours’ unpaid work – BBC News
‘A teenager who launched a cyber attack against parenting site Mumsnet – forcing it to reset millions of passwords – has been sentenced.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rise in child sexual abuse cases threatens other policing, warns chair of commissioners – The Guardian
‘Police struggling to cope with a huge escalation in the number of child sexual exploitation cases fear it “may grow to threaten other aspects of effective policing”, the new chair of police commissioners has warned.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Briggs presses ahead with Online Court and challenges profession to get to grips with unbundling – Legal Futures
‘Lord Justice Briggs published his final report on the structure of the civil courts and retained his strong support for the creation of an online court for claims worth up to £25,000 – which he said should be called the Online Solutions Court – although he has shifted position to say that parties should be able to recover a limited amount of legal costs.’
Legal futures, 27th July 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Breaking: ‘minimal assistance’ from lawyers in online court – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A long-awaited report on the future of civil courts has recommended a new online court for dealing with all monetary claims up to £25,000.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
UK government tests whether ‘online activity history’ can serve to verify identity – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government has tested whether internet users’ “online activity history”, including data from social networks, can be used to verify their identity when they use online public services.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Hate crime guidance for prosecutors to deal with social media – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Social media communications will be the subject of new guidance issued to prosecutors as part of the government’s action plan to tackle hate crime following an increase in the number of incidents.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 26th July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
ParentPlan: A Suggested New Solution? – Park Square Barristers
‘There appears to be a comparatively new suggested solution to the continued problems of Private Law proceedings and Christopher Ferguson , member of Park Square Barrister’s renowned family team, is seeking to canvass the views of anyone who has had experience of it. It is called ParentPlan (with no gap between the Parent and the Plan) and comes with the phrase “Keeping Parents Connected.” Details of it were in the Spring edition of the legal magazine Family Affairs, in an article written by one of its designers.’
Park Square Barristers, 21st July 2016
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
iPhone evidence ‘could be more effective than court hearing’ – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Resolving neighbour disputes using iPhone evidence and a video hearing might be more effective than the parties travelling several miles to court, a senior government official has said, outlining significant developments to modernise the justice system.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st July 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Keep price comparison sites as they are, say MPs – BBC News
‘MPs on the Energy Committee have written to the new business secretary to demand no change to the current rules on price comparison websites.’
BBC News, 21st July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dating site murderer Miles Donnelly jailed for life – BBC News
‘A man who murdered a single mother he met on a dating website has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 21st July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Restrictions on access to internet connection records agreed by UK peers – OUT-LAW.com
‘New UK surveillance laws will restrict access to people’s internet connection records (ICRs) further than was originally proposed after amendments to the Investigatory Powers Bill were approved in the UK parliament.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th July 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Crime rate set to double after true scale of internet offences revealed – The Guardian
‘There were more than 5.8m incidents of cybercrime in the last year, the Office for National Statistics has said, far higher than previously thought and enough to nearly double the crime rate in England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Investigatory Powers Bill: Theresa May-led legislation could be killed by ruling from European Court, privacy campaigners claim – The Independent
‘A European Court of Justice ruling could deal a “serious blow” to Theresa May’s most prized piece of legislation, campaigners have said.’
The Independent, 19th July 2016
Source; www.independent.co.uk
Margate woman jailed for ‘cruel’ James Bulger tweets – BBC News
‘A woman who admitted sending disturbing Twitter messages to the mother of murdered toddler, James Bulger, has been jailed for three years.’
BBC News, 14th July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
