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Friday, October 16th, 2009
Many people do not take into account the legal considerations when creating a web site. There are many things to take into account and often the legal aspects get neglected. In some people's view the legal considerations are not important or are too complex. Some believe that traditional legal concepts ...
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Saturday, July 11th, 2009
A web site sells pirated software (for example). It is an unlawful activity and people may want to put a stop to it. Another example is the recent case in New Zealand where, after a fight, a son tried to sell sexy photos of his mom on an auction site. ...
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
In the past, various Internet service providers (ISPs) have been held liable for the unlawful action of others. For example, ISPs have been held liable for the data hosted on one of their servers by a customer. So, a user opens a hosting account with an ISP and puts up ...
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Information security policies v IT policies v HR policies
We frequently get asked by companies to draft or review their policies relating to inter-alia e-mail and Internet use, the use of company owned computers, access controls to the company's network and the use of memory sticks, CD writers and other portable ...
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
We recently told you that Electronic Debit Order Authorisations are possible. But I bet you are still using a paper authorisation form for your clients to sign in pen and ink. Why? Technology is there to help you with your business administration. Why not use it to obtain debit order ...
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Friday, May 15th, 2009
Right so you have found your brand name. When you establish an online brand or presence you want to make sure that it is protected. You want to use it to make money and grow your business. You do not want to go to the effort and expense of building ...
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Monday, April 20th, 2009
Highlight: There are three current trends in information security:
Information security is no longer just a technical issue for the IT Department - it is now a legal obligation.
The emergence of a legal standard against which compliance will be measured.
A new emphasis on a duty to disclose breaches of information security.
Introduction
The ...
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Sunday, March 8th, 2009
Many merchants receive payment from their customers via debit order. In South Africa (with its culture of late payment) it is a great way to receive payment from customers. The level of non-payment and the costs of chasing payment are dramatically reduced.
Debit orders are useful because payment automatically gets taken ...
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Thursday, February 26th, 2009
It happens daily: we share photos of ourselves, our families and our friends with others on the Web, especially through social web sites like Facebook. Or we email photos for various reasons to a long list of recipients. Or we forward photos received from someone else to other family members or ...
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
Introduction: A common issue nowadays is who owns the copyright in content posted to web site posts or blogs - content in the form of text, visual images or the like, where a web site allows this sort of participation by users. We often receive queries around (1) who ...
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