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11 October 2024
Issue: 8089 / Categories: Legal News , Technology , Privacy , Data protection , Profession
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NLJ this week: Privacy creep in the brave new world of neurotech

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Delving into the realms of what feels like sci-fi but is actually already here, Harry Lambert, barrister at Crown Office Chambers and founder of the Institute of Neurotechnology & Law, continues his fascinating NLJ series on neurorights

In this article, he focuses on neurotechnology and its intersection with privacy rights.

Scenarios include the use of brain waves as biometric security ‘with users thinking a particular phrase or singing their favourite song (in their heads) to gain access to the device’.

Lambert writes: ‘If we are not careful, the pact society makes with Big Tech is going to become increasingly Faustian.’

He considers a variety of causes of action: breach of confidence, misuse of private information, and breach of the General Data Protection Regulation.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters Private Equity expertise with the appointment of James Paterson

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons strengthens Rural Affairs team with senior appointment

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley adds insurance mergers and acquisitions partner to London office

NEWS
A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held
Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)
Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK
Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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