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On October 2014 the French Data Protection Authority (the CNIL) conducted an online audits to ascertain companies’ compliance with French cookie rules. As a result of that audit activity on June 30, 2015 the CNIL issued a press release stating that it has sent a “lettre de mise en demeure“ (formal letter of enforcement) to approximately 20 companies requesting […]

On March 19, 2015, the Italian Data Protection Authority issued Doc 3881513 providing guidelines for web operators performing online profiling. The document applies to web operators established in Italy. The guidelines clarify the principles applicable to profiling activities aiming at singling out users. These profiling activities generally aim at offering targeted services, or advertisement, as […]

On May 26, 2015, the Eerste Kamer (First Chamber), aka the Dutch Senate, passed into law a draft bill that had been approved by the Tweete Kamer (Second Chamber), aka House of Representatives, in March (text available in Dutch here). The Law introduces an obligation to notify the Dutch DPA ‘without delay’ in case of a data breach. After broadening the DPA’s […]

On June 10, 2015, The European Commission published a study on the “ePrivacy Directive: assessment of transposition, effectiveness and compatibility with proposed Data Protection Regulation” (SMART 2013/0071). The study examines two main issues. Whether the ePrivacy Directive has achieved its intended effects and puts forward recommendations for future revision on the basis of the Directive transposition […]

The article describes the recent decision by the UK Court of Appeal with which the Court dismissed the appeal by Google to prevent users from pursuing action before UK Courts. With the judgment the Court found that: “(i) users can claim compensation for breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) for distress where they […]

TechLaw10 is a 10-minute audio podcast update from U.S. lawyer Eric Sinrod (Duane Morris) and UK lawyer Jonathan Armstrong (Cordery) where they share insights on developments where technology intersects with the law in the EU and the U.S. Technethics selected the following list of podcasts whose topic is particularly relevant to Technology and Ethics. The list is updated […]

In January 2014, the French Data Protection Agency (CNIL) fined Google EUR 150,000. The Sanction Committee opined that the data stored by Google were personal data and that the French law applies to the processing of personal data of users established in France. Google did not comply with French Data Protection laws under several perspectives, […]

On October 9, 2013, Delaware US District Court released a memorandum opinion dismissing charges against Google since plaintiffs did not demonstrate direct harm caused by the company’s actions. In this case, plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint against Google and other companies providing internet services accusing them of having “tricked” their browsers into accepting unauthorized […]

This Privacy Policy was last modified on June 7, 2014 and is effective immediately.   TECHNETHICS PRIVACY POLICY This is the privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) that governs your relationship with us.  YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE (as defined in the T&C; see here also the definition of “User”) MEANS THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY […]

On November 20, 2012, the FTC bureau approved the proposed settlement according to which Google Inc. has agreed to pay $22.5 million civil penalty settling charges that it misrepresented privacy assurances to users of Apple Inc.’s Safari Internet browser. The settlement resolves allegations that Google made misrepresentations to Safari users about the placement of advertising […]