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Italian Data Protection Authority’s Decision on information and consent requirements for the use of cookies — doc. web n. 3118884

Date 06/03/2014.

Published on June 3, 2014 on the Italian Official Gazette no. 126, the May 8, 2014 Italian Data Protection Authority (GPD)’s decision on the use of cookies by websites. Individuazione delle modalità semplificate per l’informativa e l’acquisizione del consenso per l’uso dei cookie. The GPD orders that pursuant to Articles 122(1) and 154(1)(h) of the Privacy Code, websites […]

Federal Trade Commission, Data Brokers: A Call For Transparency and Accountability, A Report of the Federal Trade Commission

Date 05/27/2014.

The report recommends legislation to regulate data brokers and others. The report is available at https://www.ftc.gov… Open Pdf

Some confusion about Facebook privacy settings in a Supreme Court oral argument

Date 05/27/2014.

On April 29, 2014, during the oral argument of Riley v. California (case in which the Supreme Court was reviewing the constitutionality of warrantless cell phone searches by law enforcement officers during an arrest), the issue of social media privacy settings was briefly (and wrongly) discussed. Justice Roberts is reported to have said that there […]

FTC has the authority to bring unfairness claims for violation of data security even without issuing previous formal regulations

Date 05/23/2014.

On April 7, 2014 a federal court held that FTC has the authority to bring unfair trade practice claims under the FTC Act for exposing consumers’ data to a security breach and need not issue formal regulations before. In the last ten years the FTC has brought many actions against entities for failing to safeguard […]

FTC Settles with companies falsely claiming to comply with Safe Harbor

Date 05/23/2014.

In January 2014 the Federal Trade Agency informed that twelve U.S. businesses agreed to settle after they falsely claimed to be abiding by the international privacy framework known as the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor. The U.S.-EU Safe Harbor enables U.S. companies to transfer consumer data between the United States and the European Union, in compliance with […]

ECJ’s right to be forgotten decision: Europeans have the right to disappear from search engines’ results – C-131/12

Date 05/21/2014.

On May 13, 2014, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the Google Spain SL, Google Inc. v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) — Case C 131-12, issued a preliminary ruling (i.e. an interpretation decision) on referral of the Spanish Audiencia Nacional (National High Court). The ECJ found that a search engine’s retrieval […]

Hogan Lovells, Privacy Alert, EU High Court Grants “Right to Be Forgotten” and Expands Privacy Jurisdiction Over Foreign Companies: What Should Businesses Operating Outside of Europe Do Now?

Date 05/14/2014.

The article comments the “right to be forgotten decision” of the European Court of Justice (Case C 131-12) In particular, in light of decision, the article discuss the following points: -whether the “activity of a search engine properly classified as “processing of personal data” and whether “the operator of the search engine [ is] thus a […]

Jacob Gershman, Right to be Forgotten Is a Foreign Concept in America

Date 05/14/2014.

The article discusses how far apart European and American legal systems are when it comes to data privacy and liability. The developments relating to the recent European ruling could prompt a discussion in America about privacy policies. The full text of the article is available at: http://blogs.wsj…

EU Parliament votes to ensure open access for all internet services and to repeal roaming fees

Date 05/13/2014.

The EU Parliament voted a “telecom package” legislation barring internet access providers from blocking specific services for economic reasons and to end mobile phone roaming fees beginning of 2016. If this legislation is approved by the EU Council operators will be prohibited from blocking or slowing down selected services (e.g., free calling services like Skype) […]

Nathan M. Crystal, Loss of pen drives, smart phones, laptops, or other devices

Date 05/12/2014.

All of the devices that lawyers use today can be lost, and the smaller the device, the more likely it is to be lost. These devices contain enormous amounts of information, much of which is confidential. Reasonable precautions require law firms to recognize the possibility of loss of devices and to develop appropriate policies to […]

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