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Lexis®+ Information Law is an online practical guidance product for contentious and non-contentious lawyers dealing with Data Protection, Confidential Information, Privacy, Cybersecurity and Freedom of Information issues.

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Confidential journalistic material

Confidential journalistic material

“Confidential journalistic material” means— (a) in the case of material contained in a communication, journalistic material which the sender of the communication— (i) holds in confidence, or (ii) intends the recipient, or intended recipient, of the communication to hold in confidence; (b) in any other case, journalistic material which a person holds in confidence.

Device fingerprinting

Device fingerprinting

Device fingerprinting involves the collection of various information elements to produce a unique pattern for identification. Online users can be tracked by combining a number of features including: • data derived from the configuration of a device • data exposed by the use of particular network protocols • cascading style sheet information • JavaScript objects • HTTP header information • clock information • transmission control protocol stack variation • installed fonts • installed plugins within the browser • use of application programming interfaces Fingerprinting can be used as an alternative to cookies and can be passive, without any obvious querying of the machine, or active, which involves more invasive querying.

RDSPs

RDSPs

Organisations that provide a specific type of digital service: online marketplaces, online search engines or cloud computing services
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