05
Feb
2021
Calling for more online harassers to be prosecuted
Yair Cohen in a radio interview with BBC Scotland
What role social media ads play during election campaigns
Media Types Press
30
Aug
2020
Should political ads be banned on social media?
30
Aug
2020
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Aug
2020
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Jun
2020
Financial institutions spy on employees computers at home
How far spying on employees during working from home COVID should go Read more Tool lets the boss watch staff working from home
28
Apr
2020
Why European states are slow to use mobile tracing technology during COVID-19
How far can governments go in using mobile technology during COVID Tracing apps are playing a significant role in some countries in combating COVID-19. There is no doubt that COVID-19 has given a huge boost to some technological advances but more importantly, the virus has created a public readiness to accept them. The COVID-19 outbreak […]
23
Apr
2020
Breach of privacy of children when parents post images of their children on social media
What are the legal consequences of parents posting images and other private information about their young children on the internet Read more Breach of privacy of children when parents post images of their children on social media
27
Feb
2018
Anonymous Web ‘Trolls’ Are Targeted by Company Lawyers in U.K. Lawsuits
MoneySavingExpert, a British personal finance site with 5 million readers, was forced to hand over personal details about three users Similar orders have been granted in the U.K. over comments posted on Google Inc. (GOOG) blogs and comment boards at its YouTube unit’s website, said Yair Cohen, a lawyer for JPC.
27
Feb
2018
Individuals ‘have no right’ to stop name being used online
Ordinary people have no right to stop their names being used in web addresses because they are not famous enough, according to regulators. Yair Cohen, a solicitor at the Internet Law Centre, said the ruling showed individuals facing websites bearing their names were in a “vulnerable position”
27
Feb
2018
Defamation on the internet might land you in jail!
The Evening Standard reported today about Paul Britton, a web developer who used his SEO skills to defame a former client. The web developer pleaded guilty to harassing his own client by creating a derogatory website about him and was told by a Crown Court judge at Kingston Crown Court that he might go to […]
27
Feb
2018
Web developer avoids jail after creating website about ex-client which falsely claimed he was a paedophile
A web developer has walked free from court after creating a website about an ex-client falsely claiming he was a paedophile. Paul Britton built a website about chartered property surveyor…
27
Feb
2018
Online harassment injunction first Yair Cohen
Yair Cohen is the first lawyer successfully to serve a harassment injunction on an anonymous online abuser via mobile online photo-sharing and social networking service Instagram.
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Aug
2017
