Data Security in UK Law
Leading Cases
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Nichols Plc's Trade Mark Application (No.2241892)
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By granting registration of a semi-descriptive or indeed a nearly-but-not-quite-completely descriptive mark one is placing a powerful weapon in powerful hands. Registration will require the public to look to its defences. With such words or phrases the line between trade mark and descriptive use is not always sharp. Moreover it must not be forgotten that the monopoly extends to confusingly similar marks.
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Legislation
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Data Protection Act 2018
... ... (a) point (b) (employment, social security and social protection); (b) ... ...
- Data Protection Tribunal (National Security Appeals) Rules 2000
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Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019
... ... 19: Retention of biometric data for counter-terrorism purposes etc ... Schedule 2 contains amendments in relation to the retention of biometric data for ... ...
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Digital Economy Act 2017
... ... in connection with electronic communications; to make provision about data-sharing; to make provision in connection with section 68 of the ... may require such security to be given, by way of deposit or otherwise, for the payment of those sums ... ...
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Books & Journal Articles
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Protecting Consumer Privacy and Data Security: Regulatory Challenges and Potential Future Directions
This article considers the regulatory problems of online tracking behaviour, lack of consent to data collection, and the security of data collected with or without consent. Since the mid-1990s the ...
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The role of digital literacy and digital data security awareness in online privacy concerns: a multi-group analysis with gender
Purpose: Online privacy pertains to an individual’s capacity to regulate and oversee the gathering and distribution of online information. Conversely, online privacy concern (OPC) pertains to the p...
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Social-media-based risk communication for data co-security on the cloud
Purpose: Cloud computing has disrupted the information technology (IT) industry. Associated benefits such as flexibility, payment on an on-demand basis and the lack of no need for IT staff are amon...
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Data flows and national security: a conceptual framework to assess restrictions on data flows under GATS security exception
Purpose: The paper aims to explore the national security implications of a potential for a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute on data flow restrictions. It proposes a basic conceptual framework...
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Law Firm Commentaries
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Data Security Ignoring the PCI Data Security Standard Could Cost You!
Is compliance with payment card data security standards being ignored? The recent £500,000 fine, levied by the UK Information Commissioner on DSG, the owner of Currys PC World and Dixons Travel sto...
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Virgin Media suffers Data Security Breach
Virgin Media is reportedly one of the latest UK companies to suffer a data security breach. On 5 March 2020, it published a statement on its website explaining that one of its databases had been ac...
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ICO Stresses Importance of Encryption for Data Security
On August 28, 2013, on the UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s (“ICO’s”) blog, Simon Rice, Technology Group Manager for the ICO, discussed the importance of encryption as a data security measure...
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COVID-19: Cyber and Data Security Legal Checklist
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak has now been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Many organisations have been taking active measures to contain the virus by asking staff...
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Forms
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Form SSCS4
Social security and child support forms, including notices of appeal to the Department of Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs and the NHS Business Services Authority....Print form ... Social Security and Child Support ... Reset form ... Print form ... Notice of appeal ... For details of the standards we follow when processing your data, please visit the following address ... ...
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Form SSCS3
Social security and child support forms, including notices of appeal to the Department of Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs and the NHS Business Services Authority....Print form ... Social Security and Child Support ... Reset form ... Notice of appeal against a decision ... For details of the standards we follow when processing your data, please visit the following address https://www.gov.uk/ ... ...
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Form SSCS2
Social security and child support forms, including notices of appeal to the Department of Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs and the NHS Business Services Authority....Print form ... Social Security and Child Support ... Reset form ... Notice of appeal against a decision ... For details of the standards we follow when processing your data, please visit the following address https://www.gov.uk/ ... ...
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Form SSCS1
Social security and child support forms, including notices of appeal to the Department of Work and Pensions, HM Revenue and Customs and the NHS Business Services Authority....HM Courts & Tribunals Service ... Social Security and Child Support Tribunal ... SSCS1 PIP/ESA/UC ... Benefit appeal form ... For details of the standards we follow when processing your data, please visit the following address ... ...
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