Author discusses French DPA’s decision ordering Google to block search results not only on .fr, but also on all other domains, such as for example, Google.com or Google.jp. The full text is available at http://www.slate.com…
According to an investigation carried out by the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante della Privacy) the applications and the websites most used by Italian children do not adequately protect their privacy. Out of the 35 samples studied by the DPA (22 apps and 13 websites), 21 resulted highly at risk and 8 will require further investigation. […]
September 2, 2015 Dear Sirs, We would like to update you on the latest news regarding the Federal Law № 242-FZ introducing amendments to the Federal Law “On personal data” and to the Federal Law “On information, information technologies and protection of information” (hereinafter – “Personal Data Localization Law”) which has come into force from […]
The Bank of England recently wrote to insurance companies with a questionnaire designed to help the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) get a sense of the sector’s approach to cyber security. The questionnaire also includes questions from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The questionnaire is just the latest in a line of initiatives from regulators designed […]
The European Commission and the US are finalizing the content of a commercial data-sharing agreement, which will affect the way businesses store and transfer data to third parties. A final deal is expected later this summer. Sources: here and here. The agreement is supposed to reform the ‘Safe Harbor’ agreement in order to ensure adequate levels […]
The result of one of Europe’s most anxiously awaited data protection cases came out last week. We have previously reported on the action brought by Max Schrems in Austria against Facebook. Our previous alert with background on the case is here. What happened? On July 1, 2015, the Vienna Regional Court (Landesgericht) rejected the Schrems […]
The Conseil d’Etat (the French supreme administrative court) sanctioned the CNIL (Commission Nationale de l’Information et des Libertés) which is the Data Protection Agency for not anonymizing the personal data contained in a decision issued that the DPA issued, as recommended by the same CNIL in Délibération n° 01-057 du 29 novembre 2001 portant recommandation sur la diffusion de données […]
According to sources, Greenwald – the Journalist who first reported on Edward Snowden revelations – said that Australia is one of the most aggressive countries engaging in mass surveillance. More information is available at http://www.theguardian.com…, and at http://www.bbc.com…
Authors discuss the current guidelines and applicable law on Closed circuit TV (CCTV), in order to illustrate that companies should make sure that the collection, use, storage and deletion of CCTV footage is compliant with the law. The full text is available at http://www.corderycompliance.com…
Nowadays in Italy there is a big debate on “cookies”. Starting on June 3, 2015, data controllers shall implement the requirements issued by the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) with Decision no. 229 of 8 May 2014 “Simplified Arrangements to Provide Information and Obtain Consent Regarding Cookies” (Published in the Official Journal no. 126 of […]