The EU-US Data Privacy Framework is finally a reality. Today the European Union announced the approval of the much-awaited Adequacy decision (see here), officially recognising the United States as a country that provides sufficient protections for the data of EU citizens which is transferred across the Atlantic. The decision comes following lengthy negotiations and a long period ...
25May 2023
5 years of the GDPR: A call for sustainability
Today we celebrate 5 years of GDPR enforcement, the “birthday” of our revolutionary European legal data protection framework. Each year, I look forward to this anniversary and take time to reflect on the past, present, and future of data protection. While criticizing enforcement of the GDPR seems to be in vogue as of late, I remain ...
28Jan 2023
Happy Data Protection Day 2023!
Today is Data Protection Day, the day when we celebrate the anniversary of Convention 108 opening for signature. Convention 108 is the first legally binding international law aiming to ensure that the fundamental rights of individuals are respected in the context of personal data processing activities. Each year when January 28th comes around, I ask ...
30Dec 2022
Are the GEDI Group’s cookie banners compliant with the GDPR?
In recent weeks, cookies have received a great deal of attention in Italy after Italian media conglomerate, GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A., implemented new cookie banners across a number of its websites (e.g., La Repubblica, La Stampa, Huffpost, Il Secolo XIX). GEDI is not alone, however, as other major Italian newspapers such as Corriere della Sera, ...
14Jun 2022
Serious Privacy Podcast appearance – “The fourth leg of ESG: a Privacy Framework”
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Paul Breitbarth of Catawiki and Dr. K Royal of Outschool for the Serious Privacy podcast, check out the episode here! During the podcast we discuss my research on the topic of Data Protection as a Corporate Social Responsibility which aims to improve data protection and data security for a ...
12Jun 2022
Celebrating 11 years of ICTLC!
After 11 years, we are more motivated than ever to continue improving, determined to achieve ambitious goals, even more curious, and ready to push our boundaries! The enthusiasm of our colleagues is growing as we enter a phase of greater maturity, self-consciousness, and harmonious international and multidisciplinary expansion! At our semiannual party, Luca Bolognini and I discussed strategy, ...
07Jun 2022
Privacy Enhancing Technologies
I just finished a very interesting discussion with Mark Thompson (Director of Research and Insight, IAPP) and William Malcolm, (Director, Privacy Legal, Google) on Future trends in Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PET). During the conference, we discussed the intricacies of Differential Privacy, Federated Learning, Homomorphic Encryption, Synthetic Data, Trusted Enclaves, and the Privacy Sandbox, etc. But you may be ...
25May 2022
Happy Birthday, GDPR! Reflections on the potential for sustainable data processing to combat climate change
Each year I celebrate May 25th, the anniversary of the applicability of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), by reflecting on the spirit of the Regulation and taking stock of its relevance in supporting democracy, fundamental rights, and the freedoms we hold so dear. This year, however, my thoughts have concentrated on another incredibly relevant ...
23May 2022
“ADVANCED CYBERSECURITY AND GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY” COURSE WEEK 6: Tutorial #7
Today marks the final tutorial in the “Advanced Cybersecurity and Global Cybersecurity Strategy” course at the European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity (ECPC)! The course has truly flown by! Following Mika Lauhde’s lecture on cybersecurity and 5G networks, in today’s tutorial, students will briefly discuss the cybersecurity evolution of 2G, 3G, 4G and LTE networks, also touching on ...
12May 2022
“ADVANCED CYBERSECURITY AND GLOBAL CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY” COURSE WEEK 5: Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence
It’s already week 5 of the “Advanced Cybersecurity and Global Cybersecurity Strategy” course at the European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity (ECPC)! This afternoon Mika Lauhde will provide our students with a lecture on Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence. AI has multiple and diverse roles when it comes to cybersecurity. AI may be used both to compromise organisational security and to ...
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