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Don't overbake fear of EU cookie law

Don't overbake fear of EU cookie law

...view is more accommodating for business than it could have been, says Struan Robertson. The EU's Privacy and Electronic Communications directive was changed last... Read more

28 June, 2010 by Struan Robertson

Swiss fileshare software broke DP law, says court

...files. The court found that this IP address to be personal data. Struan Robertson, a technology lawyer with Pinsent Masons, told ZDNet UK on Monday... Read more

13 September, 2010

US to tighten accessibility law

...include online retailers such as Amazon, according to Pinsent Masons associate director Struan Robertson. "The rules extension would cover sites like Amazon in the view... Read more

5 August, 2010

Behavioural ads need consent, says Europe privacy group

...users full and granular control over cookies," it said. Technology law expert Struan Robertson, who is legal director at Pinsent Masons solicitors, told ZDNet UK... Read more

25 June, 2010 by Tom Espiner

Devs urged to keep web access in mind

...to see whether disabled people can use them, according to legal expert Struan Robertson. Apps for popular devices such as the iPhone need to comply... Read more

2 June, 2010

Lawyer warns that PDFs fail on accessibility

...are to comply with disability legislation, a leading technology lawyer has claimed. Struan Robertson, a senior associate at Pinsent Masons and the editor of IT... Read more

1 May, 2007 by David Meyer

Single European patent moves closer to fruition

...will have to be solved in a second simultaneous regulation. IP lawyer Struan Robertson, of Pinsent Masons, told ZDNet UK that the cost at present... Read more

7 December, 2009 by David Meyer

Argos in the clear over 49p TV e-commerce error

...Argos got away with not fulfilling the orders. The key, according to Struan Robertson, technology lawyer at Pinsent Mason, is that Argos has put detailed... Read more

2 September, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

Greece warned over gaming 'mess'

...still in its draft stages, which in this case was a requirement. Struan Robertson, solicitor at City law firm Mason's and editor of out... Read more

24 July, 2003 by Munir Kotadia
Stop the cookie monster and save Europe's websites

Stop the cookie monster and save Europe's websites

...these plans existed. But our silence must not be misinterpreted as consent. Struan Robertson is a legal director at international law firm Pinsent Masons and... Read more

21 May, 2009 by Struan Robertson

Call for law to improve websites for disabled

...Guidelines (WCAG), should be adopted by websites on a pan-European scale. Struan Robertson, a senior associate at Pinsent Masons solicitors, told ZDNet UK on... Read more

2 October, 2009 by Tom Espiner

BBC bought botnet

...Beeb is on very shaky ground, according to Pinsent Masons senior associate Struan Robertson. Speaking to me on Thursday, Robertson said that in his opinion... Read more

12 March, 2009

Microsoft bans UK man from selling email lists

...instigating the transmission of commercial emails to Hotmail accounts. IT law expert Struan Robertson called the ruling "a good result in the battle against spam... Read more

18 December, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Encryption market is taking off

...measures against the unlawful accessing, damage to and destruction of data, said Struan Robertson, senior associate at Pinsent Masons Solicitors, which specialises in IT law... Read more

29 September, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Microsoft wins record amount from spammer

...deal with spam, he remains hamstrung. "He can do very little," said Struan Robertson of law firm Pinsent Masons. Because the Commissioner can only deal... Read more

13 September, 2006 by David Meyer

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