We Must Solve the Problem of Jurisdiction to Keep Cyberspace Free-to-Roam – Bertrand de La Chappelle [Video]
The internet has no borders; increasingly things get complicated when questions of jurisdiction arise. Bertrand de La Chappelle runs The Internet and Jurisdiction Project, based in Paris, which is working to to establish "a global, issue-based,
Dropbox Follows Twitter by Basing Services in Ireland, as UK Gives Immunity to Spies
If you live outside the United States and use Twitter, then from today that service is provided to you by Twitter International Company, which is based in Dublin. In its announcement last month the company made
Graham Dwyer and Data Retention – An Interview with TJ McIntyre of Digital Rights Ireland [Audio]
Today's podcast is an interview with TJ McIntyre, Chairman of Digital Rights Ireland, about the Irish Data Retention legislation which was challenged recently by defence lawyers in the Graham Dwyer murder case. Click on the player above
You Can Forget Uber – but How Do You Make Sure They Forget You?
Lawyer Simon McGarr blogs at Tuppenceworth.ie, mostly about current affairs in general, and digital rights in particular. In the light of recent controversy about Uber, some people have chosen to boycott the service, and delete the app from their phones.
Privacy Survey: Foreign Governments Should Require a Warrant for Irish Data
New survey results show a large majority of Irish people say their data stored online should enjoy strong privacy protections, and they expect the government to stand up for Irish law when other countries disagree. In
Intellectual Property Explained Visually
What's the difference between a trademark and a patent? What about copyright versus design? The OHIM (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market) which is the trademarks and designs registry for the European Union, has released
