AN IDENTITY thief – who launched an unusual legal battle in Jersey from his cell at New Jersey’s Fort Dix prison – has failed to stop the confiscation of £50,000 he had stashed in a local bank. Michael David Reid, who is currently serving a 14-year sentence in the US, was part of a sophisticated […]

In the recent case of AB and Others v Syvret [2013] JLC 170, the Royal Court had to consider for the first time in Jersey (in a civil context) the impact of the regulatory regime in Jersey under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005 (the DPL) upon online blog sites. It further had to determine […]

Critical Success Factors & an effective ISMS – Internal Auditing is a mandatory clause within the ISO 27001 standard. Thorough Internal Auditing is imperative in maintaining an effective Information Security Management System [ISMS], and gives confidence to your External Auditor – so they don’t have to look as deep. Plan your audit scope to ensure […]

PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESSMENT: HOW TO RESPECT PRIVACY IN A SOCIAL MEDIA INVESTIGATION – by Ben Wright – Privacy on the Ascendancy Social networks like Facebook hold so much information about our thoughts, our behavior, our relationships that official investigations naturally seek to uncover it. But as technology collects more data, powerful voices are championing greater […]