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  • LEGAL METROLOGY BASICS: A Complete Guide for Technicians and Inspectors

    Every measurement that matters — every weight on a market scale, every litre at a fuel pump, every load on a crane — depends on a system that most people never see. Legal metrology is that system: the branch of measurement science that carries the force of law, protecting consumers, enabling fair trade, and underpinning public safety from the shop floor to the courtroom.Legal Metrology Basics: A ... Read more

    12,99 €

  • Blockchain and the Law

    The Rule of Code

    “Blockchains will matter crucially; this book, beautifully and clearly written for a wide audience, powerfully demonstrates how.”—Lawrence Lessig“Attempts to do for blockchain what the likes of Lawrence Lessig and Tim Wu did for the Internet and cyberspace—explain how a new technology will upend the current legal and social order… Blockchain and the Law is not just a theoretical guide. It’s also a ... Read more

    Was 32,11 € Now 17,37 €

  • The Falls

    The number one bestselling series that inspired BBC One’s REBUS

    by Ian Rankin ...
    Series Book 12 - A Rebus Novel
    The twelfth Inspector Rebus bestseller - a powerfully gripping novel where past and present collide...From the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES'This is, quite simply, crime writing of the highest order' DAILY EXPRESS'The unopposed champion of the British police procedural' GUARDIANA student has gone missing in Edinburgh. She's not just any student, though, but the daughter of ... Read more

    5,49 €

  • En communs

    Une introduction aux communs de la connaissance

    Series series Blogollection
    Les connaissances sont des ressources sensibles : leur partage permet de réaliser la paix et les autres droits fondamentaux. Au contraire, leur transformation en biens économiques privés dans une « économie de la connaissance » est source d'exclusion, de restriction des savoirs et de limitation de leur circulation.Une longue tradition d'étude des communs matériels existe souligne le rôle des ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom

    With the radical changes in information production that the Internet has introduced, we stand at an important moment of transition, says Yochai Benkler in this thought-provoking book. The phenomenon he describes as social production is reshaping markets, while at the same time offering new opportunities to enhance individual freedom, cultural diversity, political discourse, and justice. But these ... Read more

    14,72 €

  • EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – An implementation and compliance guide

    Understand your GDPR obligations and prioritis****e the steps you need to take to complyThe GDPR gives individuals significant rights over how their personal information is collected and processed, and places a range of obligations on organisations to be more accountable for data protection.The Regulation applies to all data controllers and processors that handle EU residents’ personal information ... Read more

    35,61 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Power to the Public

    The Promise of Public Interest Technology

    “Worth a read for anyone who cares about making change happen.”—Barack ObamaA powerful new blueprint for how governments and nonprofits can harness the power of digital technology to help solve the most serious problems of the twenty-first centuryAs the speed and complexity of the world increases, governments and nonprofit organizations need new ways to effectively tackle the critical challenges ... Read more

    13,03 €

  • Speech Police

    The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet

    by David Kaye ...
    “David Kaye’s book is crucial to understanding the tactics, rhetoric and stakes in one of the most consequential free speech debates in human history.” —Cory DoctorowThe internet was designed to be a kind of free-speech paradise, but a lot of the material on it turned out to incite violence, spread untruth, and promote hate. Over the years, three American behemoths—Facebook, YouTube and Twitter ... Read more

    9,00 €

  • Science and Litigation

    Products Liability in Theory and Practice

    The question "what is science" has been one of the most vigorously contested legal questions as to what is legally acceptable scientific foundation for the submission of expert opinion in a wide variety of cases, especially in products liability cases. The answer usually lies in the outcomes of past cases as well as objective scientific literature. ... Read more

    68,18 €

  • Threats, Disinformation, and Regulations in the European Digital Environment

    The Inseparable Issues

    In this edited volume, contributors explore the various threats-both security- and (dis)information-related-that are present within the European digital environment, along with the subsequent regulations imposed across the region in response to these threats.Due to the fluctuating evolution of EU-wide and national regulatory approaches to the digital sphere and the differences in each approach, it ... Read more

    85,32 €

  • Sistemas Biométricos

    Privacidad y vulnerabilidad de los datos utilizados por los organismos del Estado Argentino

    ¿Nuestros datos personales se encuentran debidamente protegidos cuando son recolectados, procesados y almacenados por los organismos estatales? ¿Qué tipos de datos se recolectan? ¿Son los datos biométricos, personales?La presente obra aborda aspectos relevantes sobre privacidad y protección de datos personales en relación a los sistemas biométricos cuando éstos son empleados por organismos del ... Read more

    3,49 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Licensing Standard Essential Patents

    FRAND and the Internet of Things

    What is the licensing framework of standard essential patents (SEPs) for connectivity standards such as 5G and Wi-Fi? How will the framework change with the Internet of Things (IoT)? This book provides comprehensive answers to these questions.For over two decades, connectivity standards have been the subject of litigation and controversy around the globe. Now, with the introduction of 5G and the ... Read more

    135,99 €

  • The Politics of Data Transfer

    Transatlantic Conflict and Cooperation over Data Privacy

    by Yuko Suda ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Global Information, Politics and Society
    In this book, Yuko Suda examines the Safe Harbor debate, the passenger name record (PNR) dispute, and the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Transactions (SWIFT) affair to understand the transfer of personal data from the European Union (EU) to the United States. She argues that the Safe Harbor, PNR, and SWIFT agreements were made to mitigate the potentially negative effects that may arise ... Read more

    62,09 €

  • Code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de guerre

    Code intégral (droit français)

    by Various ...
    Découvrez le Code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de guerre, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Ce code intégral regroupe l'ensemble des dispositions réglementaires et des textes officiels, offrant une référence précieuse pour tous ceux qui œuvrent dans le domaine des droits des militaires et des victimes de guerre. Grâce à sa présentation claire et ... Read more

    79,99 €

  • EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO)

    Praktikerhandbuch

    Dieses Praktikerhandbuch gibt einen praxisnahen Überblick über die Vorgaben der DSGVO und das deutsche Datenschutzrecht. Das Handbuch widmet sich unter anderem den organisatorischen und materiellen Datenschutzanforderungen, den Rechten der betroffenen Personen, der Rolle der Aufsichtsbehörden, den Schadensersatzanspüchen und den Bußgeldern nach der Verordnung, sowie deutschen nationalen ... Read more

    49,07 €

  • Freedom of expression and the internet

    Updated and revised 2nd edition

    An invaluable resource for students of law, politics, international relations and technology as well as for diplomats and civil society actors, this publication demonstrates how the Council of Europe contributes to ensuring that everyone’s voice online can be heard. This is key to sustainable, human rights oriented and people-centred digitalisation. Human rights matter on the internet. Without ... Read more

    14,99 €

  • Website Law: The Legal Guide for Website Owners and Bloggers

    by Tom James ...
    The indispensable legal guide for website owners and bloggers. Topics:PART 1. LIMITATIONS ON CONTENTCopyright basicsTextPhotographs & drawingsMusic & audio5, VideoComputer programsTrademarksInformationPersonality (name, voice, likeness)DefamationPornography, hate speech & other restrictionsUser-provided contentPART 2. COPYRIGHT DEFENSESThe public ... ... Read more

    8,99 €

  • Vein Pattern Recognition

    A Privacy-Enhancing Biometric

    by Chuck Wilson ...
    As one of the most promising biometric technologies, vein pattern recognition (VPR) is quickly taking root around the world and may soon dominate applications where people focus is key. Among the reasons for VPR‘s growing acceptance and use: it is more accurate than many other biometric methods, it offers greater resistance to spoofing, it focuses ... Read more

    42,61 €

  • Big Data Analytics and Intelligent Systems for Cyber Threat Intelligence

    In recent years, a considerable amount of effort has been devoted to cyber-threat protection of computer systems which is one of the most critical cybersecurity tasks for single users and businesses since even a single attack can result in compromised data and sufficient losses. Massive losses and frequent attacks dictate the need for accurate and timely detection methods. Current static and ... Read more

    98,68 €

  • Let's Calculate Work! Physics And The Work Formula : Physics for Kids - 5th Grade | Children's Physics Books

    Did the title catch your fifth grader’s attention? Good, because that’s how physics is discussed in this book. By making otherwise difficult concepts easy to understand, your child will be breezing through the subject in as little time as possible. Buy a copy of this edutaining book today! ... Read more

    3,56 €

  • Digital Totalitarianism

    Algorithms and Society

    Edited by Michael Filimowicz ...
    Series series Algorithms and Society
    Digital Totalitarianism: Algorithms and Society focuses on important challenges to democratic values posed by our computational regimes: policing the freedom of inquiry, risks to the personal autonomy of thought, NeoLiberal management of human creativity, and the collapse of critical thinking with the social media fueled rise of conspiranoia.Digital networks allow for a granularity and ... Read more

    25,56 €

  • RGPD 2024

    La protection des données personnelles à l'heure de l'intelligence artificielle

    by Jacques Folon ...
    Que vous soyez dirigeant d'entreprise, médecin, avocat, comptable, enseignant, architecte, responsable d'ONG, délégué à la protection des données, citoyen, consommateur, si vous vous intéressez à la protection de la vie privée dans notre univers connecté, vous trouverez ici toutes les réponses à vos questions.Ce guide pratique, largement diffusé en France et en Europe, est devenu LA référence pour ... Read more

    48,99 €

  • Les golems du numérique

    Droit d’auteur et Lex Electronica

    Series series Sciences sociales
    Le code est parmi nous pour toujours, et le droit n’est pas prêt de nous quitter. En effet, il suffit de voir le code comme l’une des instances d’une architecture plus générale pour comprendre que le code a accompagné la loi depuis très longtemps déjà : que l’on pense seulement aux grands boulevards à Paris, construits afin de mieux protéger le pouvoir contre la Révolution. Il en est de même pour ... Read more

    19,99 €

  • Big Tech and EU Law

    Transatlantic Lawyering, Lobbying and Litigating

    by Elaine Fahey ...
    This book explores the use of EU law by Big Tech in the transatlantic context. Elaine Fahey examines how digital platforms utilise both top-down and bottom-up approaches to litigate, lobby and lawyer global standards, analysing their attempts to strategically exploit the legislation.Drawing on detailed case studies, chapters cover aspects of EU law ranging from data transfer and data protection to ... Read more

    26,70 €