Google will comply with Italian DPA’s privacy measures and will allow audits at its US headquarter

On February 20, 2015, the Italian DPA approved the protocol that the authority will carry out in order to verify Google’s compliance with the requirements set forth with decision 3295641 to protect the privacy of Google’s service users in Italy. The actual content of the approved protocol was not published, but according to the Italian […]

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Italian Telecom Authority seeking inputs on IoT

The Italian Telecom Authority, AGCOM, issued a questionnaire seeking inputs on the Internet of Things “IoT”, and, in particular, on  machine to machine (M2M) communication services. The Authority is trying to better understand the factors affecting the growth of IoT, the interaction among service providers, possible regulatory barriers, and the areas where a coordination among national […]

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New patent policy for standard-essential patents in IEEE standards

On February 8, 2015, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) adopted a new patent policy for standard-essential patents (SEPs) in IEEE standards. Effective in the first quarter of 2015, the new patent policy was approved by the IEEE Board of Directors as a modification of the IEEE Standards Association bylaws. SEP is a […]

Malpractice risk from disclosing “unsolicited” email communications – are disclaimers effective?

Major law firm has been sued by a prospective client for legal malpractice. The law firm allegedly communicated confidential information by disclosing an email in which the potential client sought representation as a possible whistleblower. According to the suit, plaintiff emailed an attorney of the firm requesting legal representation. The request contained privileged information regarding […]

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An update from Italy on the “right to be forgotten” requests. Italian DPA mindful of public right to information

After WP29 issued the guidelines to help authorities to deal with appeals resulting from search engines’ refusal to “de-list” (see here), the Italian Data Protection Authority is facing the challenges of implementing the Costeja case, C-131/12 and its “right to be forgotten”. As of February 2015, the Italian Data Protection Authority received around 10 appeals against search engines refusal to […]

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Brazil issues data protection bill

On 28 January 2015, the Brazilian government issued a Draft Bill for the Protection of Personal Data (Anteprojeto de Lei para a Proteção de Dados Pessoais). The Draft establishes a comprehensive, European-style data protection framework for the processing of all personal data. It applies to individuals and companies that process personal data via automated means, […]

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Louisiana disciplinary board recommends one year suspension for lawyer starting an online petition on a pending matter

On February 10, 2015, the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommended a one year suspension for a lawyer who utilized the internet and social media to raise an on-line petition on a matter she litigated and to urge the public to contact two judges (i.e., the judge of the Louisiana proceeding and the one of the Mississippi proceeding). […]

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