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, […]
Document’s Executive Summary: “Cloud computing and social network websites (SNS) are part of the same societal transformation prominently exemplifying a paradigm shift stating that “the network is the computer”. While cloud computing includes a variety of technical concepts, SNS represent a broad scope of services and applications addressing mostly end-users. Interrelations are particularly given as regards privacy and security challenges. […]
72 Maryland Law Review 501 (2013) Abstract: “This Article argues in favor of regulating online anonymity, not from the standpoint that doing so will prevent harmful abuses or improve security, but instead that refusing to do so will ultimately harm other liberty interests. One principle that has emerged from cyberlaw scholarship is that we […]
The European Commission sets forth a digital agenda for Europe. According to the website: “The Digital Agenda contains 101 actions, in 7 pillars, which will help to reboot the EU economy and enable Europe’s citizens and businesses to get the most out of digital technologies”. Specific attention is devoted also to the international aspects of […]
Commission Decision of 26 July 2000 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequacy of the protection provided by the safe harbor privacy principles and related frequently asked questions issued by the US Department of Commerce From the Decision: “For the purposes of Article 25(2) of Directive 95/46/EC, […]
From the Article: “E-discovery practice continues to evolve, resulting in increasing complexity and, with it, greater risks. Recent cases and developments offer new insights and interpretations of existing issues, while new practices and technology, such as cloud computing, intelligent review technology, mobile devices/BYOD, and overpreservation add new challenges”. The full text can be downloaded at http://www.huroncon….
CTIA description from the website “CTIA advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. CTIA also coordinates the industry’s voluntary efforts to provide consumers with a variety of choices and information regarding their wireless products and services. This includes the voluntary industry guidelines; programs that promote mobile device recycling and reusing; and […]
[Note: date of publication unclear] From the Article: “Question No. 1: Is it necessary—for either ethics, privilege, or liability purposes—to encrypt communications on the Internet, except for matters so important that any threat of interception must be avoided? Question No. 2: Must lawyers communicate with or about clients on the Internet using only encryption software? […]
“He has his head in the clouds,” – a familiar expression used to refer to someone who is theoretical, impractical, or dreamy. However, for lawyers today being in the clouds is not only practical, it may be “inevitable.” Cloud computing seems to be everywhere lawyers turn, from email to legal research to data storage and […]
(Italian Official Gazette no. 266, November 13, 2013) The Italian Data Protection Authority issued detailed rules for the processing of personal data by call centers located outside the EU, which operate on behalf of Italian data controllers to provide customer care or for marketing purposes. According to Directive 95/46/EC the transfer of personal data to […]