Internet-of-Things (IoT) (or internet-of-everything as it is often interchangeably called-) is a buzzword and it is all over. At present, the news is more technological than legal. Nonetheless, the IoT triggers some worrisome legal issues, among which data collection, data security, and invasion of privacy are among the most compelling. Actually, these issues are imposing because […]
Internet-of-Things (IoT) (or internet-of-everything as it is often interchangeably called-) is a buzzword and it is all over. At present, the news is more technological than legal. Nonetheless, the IoT triggers some worrisome legal issues, among which data collection, data security, and invasion of privacy are among the most compelling. Actually, these issues are imposing because […]
Tags: DATA PROTECTION, IOT, US PRIVACY
Francesca Giannoni-Crystal & Allyson Haynes Stuart have just published in the Information law Journal an article dealing with privacy and data protection in the IoT. The article deals with recent developments in the IoT sector, highlights the difficulty of giving a definition of the IoT, and discuss the most important authorities (on the two side of the Atlantic) […]
On February 2, 2016, Article 29 Working Party (WP29) released a statement containing “the 2016 action plan for the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)” that will guide the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The document particularly offers guidance on the transition toward the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). In the GDPR, DPAs […]
On January 28, 2016, the Presidency of Council of the European Union sent to the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) the latest text of the “Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of […]
On December 18, 2015, the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) confirmed the compromise texts of the general data protection reform (GDPR). The text is the one agreed between Council, Parliament and Commission on December 15, 2015 (see here), and approved by the European Parliament LIBE on December 17, 2015 (see here). This support enabled Coreper […]
We would like to inform you that Russian Data Protection Authority (Roskomnadzor) has announced its plan of inspections for 2016 aimed at checking compliance with personal data legislation. Altogether, Roskomnadzor intends to hold about 1 000 inspections. Among businesses to be checked are e-commerce (e.g., Wildberries, Ozon), banks (e.g., CityBank, UniCredit Bank, Moscow Credit Bank, […]
The author explains how the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR”, will impact organizations and Data Controllers processing EU citizen’s personal data. The author specifically discusses the figure of the qualified Data Protection Officers (DPO) and its professional requirements. He predicts a shortage of DPOs in Europe in the near future. The full […]
According to the author, the General Data Protection Regulation is a milestone law attempting “to apply new order to the complexity of data in society”. In his essay, author discusses how “we will continue to see a public policy debate over many of the provisions of the GDPR”. The full text is available at […]
The author explains how “the EU’s new data protection rules will impact every entity that holds or uses European personal data both inside and outside of Europe, according to legal experts”, and how organizations will have to encompass the three key components of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) “namely a new compliance journey, a […]