Entries by Emily Parrett

Do Students Dream of Electric Teachers?

Last week’s post briefly touched on how technological advances are providing new data protection challenges. Earlier this month, the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) showed the world the new smart devices we can expect to see filtering through the markets soon. There were many companion robots on show. For instance, Bellabot (a robot cat waiter […]

22nd January 2020 by

GDPR New Year’s Resolutions

The UK government has not had a fantastic start to the year. The New Year’s honours list, a list of individuals receiving awards on New Year’s Day, was mistakenly posted with personal contact details of over a thousand people. While the document was only available for around an hour, many notable—and often controversial—figures had their […]

8th January 2020 /1 Comment/by

Has GDPR Stolen Christmas?

The time has come. Tinsel is up, chestnuts are roasting, and Santa is preparing his “Naughty or Nice list”. However, in this time of tradition, should we be thinking of the new data protection laws? Is St Nick in breach of the GDPR? Well, he might be. Having a list of all the boys and […]

19th December 2019 by