On July 16, 2019, the UK Data Protection Authority, the Information Commissioner Officer (ICO), opened a consultation on a data sharing code of practice. The consultation closes on September 9, 2019. The data sharing code is a practical guide for controllers sharing personal data. It gives guidance on the applicable law and provides good […]
On February 11, 2019, President Trump signed an executive order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence. The executive order has several sections, such as federal investment in AI research and development, data and computing resources for AI research and development, guidance for regulation of AI applications, AI and the American workforce, and an […]
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On December 28, 2018, Google won summary judgment in a class action alleging that the company handles images in violation of the Illinois 2008 Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). According to the District Court, “plaintiffs have not suffered an injury sufficient to establish Article III standing and their claims are dismissed.” In a (putative) class […]
Tags: DATA PROTECTION, INFORMED CONSENT, INTERNATIONAL DATA PROTECTION, US PRIVACY
On October 2, 2018, the European Courtof Human Rights (ECHR) found that the client has a right to consult his attorney before the judicial authority orders a new seizure of its electronic media storages. Not only: ff the applicant challenges the seizure for violation of the attorney-client privilege, the competent authorities are required to proceed […]
A number of companies and state attorneys general have filed suit against the FCC in efforts to overturn the “Restoring Internet Freedom” decision made in December. This decision rolled back the Net Neutrality rules that regulated how Internet Service Providers (ISPs) handled the web traffic on their network. On February 22nd 2018, the FCC published […]
A German subsidiary of H&M was fined over €35 million ($41.3 million) for violation of the GDPR in the use of its employees’ data. It was found that since 2014, H&M had been processing a considerable amount of data about its employees’ persona life (such as holiday experiences, family issues, religious beliefs, and illness […]
The EDPB issued two drafts decisions on BCR (binding corporate rules), one submitted by the Norwegian SA and one by the Swedish SA. They are available here europa.eu/!tU46hy
The City of Paris will not be able to sue the drones to monitor social distance any more. In a lawsuit filed by Human Rights League and Quadrature du Net against the city of Paris for its use of drones to monitor social distance, the Conseil d’Etat (State Council, France’s highest administrative court) ruled on […]
The Spanish DPA (AEPD) publishes a report on coronavirus data treatments. The report states that the GDPT explicitly recognizes in its Recital 46 as a legal basis for the legal treatment of personal data in exceptional cases, such as the control of epidemics and their spread, the mission carried out in the public interest (art. […]
On 4 May 2020, the EDPB adopted the Guidelines 05/2020 on consent under Regulation 2016/679, Version 1.0. The Guidelines are based on the WP29 guidelines For more information Francesca Giannoni-Crystal edpb_guidelines_202005_consent_en