Information Technology and Data Protection in UK Law

  • Imerman v Tchenguiz and Others
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 29 Julio 2010
    ... ... (“ET”)—various documents and information, described as “the confidential information”, ... and then return them (with electronic data there is less necessity of course to return) (see ... computer (although the efficacy of the protection appears to have been dubious) and his own email ... the case; (g) making use of technology; and (h) giving directions to ensure ... ...
  • R (S and another) v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police
    • House of Lords
    • 22 Julio 2004
    ... ... of the available techniques of modern technology and forensic science. Such real evidence has the ... will be able to use the underlying information in the investigation of the offence. It can play ... of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the ... sample with which to compare the retained data. Further, in the context of the storage of this ... ...
  • Google Inc. v Judith Vidal-Hall and Others The Information Commissioner (Intervener)
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 27 Marzo 2015
    ... ... the meaning of damage in section 13 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the DPA) ; in particular, ... to your browser by our ad-serving technology will not be based on the DoubleClick cookie" ... ...
  • R (on the application of T) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester
    • Supreme Court
    • 18 Junio 2014
    ... ... identifies exceptions to a person's protection from reference to spent convictions and to ... Constable of Humberside Police v Information Comr (Secretary of State for the Home Department ... arguable that the state's retention of data about cautions (and spent convictions), even ... on the subject, especially as the technology available for use is continually becoming more ... ...
  • Office of Government Commerce v Information Commissioner
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 11 Abril 2008
    ... ... of its legislative functions and protection of its established privileges… As Blackstone ... would lead to unfair processing of personal data for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, ... in 2004 on Management of Information Technology Projects: Making IT Deliver for DWP Customers ... ...
  • Campbell v MGN Ltd
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 14 Octubre 2002
    ... ... extent to which English law provides protection against the publication by the media of details ... with the media she volunteered information about some aspects of her private life and ... Appellants were in breach of duty under the Data Protection Act 1998 and that she was entitled to ... as a result of advances in information technology. Foremost among its aims is the protection of ... ...
  • Attorney General's Reference (No. 3 of 1999); R v B
    • House of Lords
    • 14 Diciembre 2000
    ... ... It was not destroyed and information derived from it, namely the DNA profile, remained on the DNA data base. On 6 October 1998 a match was made between ... of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the ... ...
  • R (Edwards) v Environment Agency (No. 2)
    • House of Lords
    • 16 Abril 2008
    ... ... the Agency did not disclose enough information about the environmental impact of the plant to ... It represents the latest technology in cement making. When it was built, the ... under Part I of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Authorisation was granted in 1999 and ... an independent assessment of the application data. He therefore went to the Agency's in-house ... ...
  • Force India Formula 1 Team Ltd v 1 Malaysia Racing Team SDN BHD and Others
    • Chancery Division
    • 21 Marzo 2012
    ... ... Aerolab's access to Force India data after 31 July 2009 ... Trivial information 223 ... Power from Cranfield Institute of Technology. He is a Chartered Engineer. He held design ... Clause 5(g) contains an additional protection for Force India. It does not warrant reading down ... ...
  • R (on the application of Catt) v Metropolitan Police Commissioner; R (on the application of T) v Metropolitan Police Commissioner
    • Supreme Court
    • 04 Marzo 2015
    ... ... by police authorities of electronic data about individuals. The issue in both cases is ... The information has not been obtained by any intrusive technique ... , and made the case for the legal protection not just of privacy in its traditional sense but ... in the United Kingdom of EDO MBM Technology Ltd, a US-owned company which manufactures ... ...
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