China has affirmed its intention to actively support Africa in the development of its digital infrastructure and connectivity. This was confirmed by Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Deng Li on 24 August when speaking about the China-Africa Partnership Plan on Digital Innovation at the China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum. Indeed, China is looking to promote technologies such as ...
This blog post is a re-elaboration of my interview this morning with Luca Bertuzzi, Digital & Media Editor from EurActiv, available here. Today the UK unveiled its “post-Brexit global data plans to boost growth, increase trade and improve healthcare”, which also include a multi-billion pound partnership with the US, Australia and the Republic of Korea. Secretary of State ...
On 22 June 2021, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) announced that a month earlier, it had issued a major decision for the data sharing economy concerning the interpretation of third-party marketing consent. A company active in the energy sector (Company A) was fined EUR 3 million for unlawful data processing activities which involved the use ...
In recent weeks I have noticed a growing number of influential figures in the data protection world speaking out against a perceived lack of enforcement of the GDPR, the most influential data protection law known to date. Those in favor of revisiting the seminal law argue, for example, that the One-Stop-Shop mechanism is misguided or ...
I am usually requested to express my opinion on cloud services and their legal aspects; but today I want to share some thoughts on “talent on the cloud” and the Work from Anywhere (WFA) phenomenon. I will consciously refrain from letting my legal thoughts (e.g., in terms of privacy and cybersecurity) kick in (mindful of the fact that it’s ...
In light of the 18th edition of Safer Internet Day, which “calls upon all stakeholders to join together to make the internet a safer and better place for all, and especially for children and young people”, I have decided to dedicate a blog post to the Italian TikTok case. The case of TikTok The Italian DPA (Garante per la protezione ...
Today, 28 January, is Data Protection Day, an annual celebration of privacy and data protection commemorating the date that Convention 108 of the Council of Europe was first opened for signature. This year, however, I would invite all data protection practitioners, academics, business leaders, educators, politicians, security experts and human rights and privacy activists to ...
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I was recently interviewed by Tax Analysts journalist William Hoke. Read more of what I had to say about malware and the importance of carrying out adequate cybersecurity risk assessments and analyses on software before implementing such technologies within organizations. Read the entire article here.
Today the European Data Protection Board published its Frequently Asked Questions on the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in Case C-311/18 - Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Ltd and Maximillian Schrems, adopted on 23 July 2020. The FAQ, which "will be developed and complemented along with further analysis, as ...
Top-tier European ICT, Privacy & Cybersecurity lawyer. Professor of Privacy, Cybersecurity, and IT Contract Law at the European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity (ECPC) within the Maastricht University Faculty of Law. Founding Partner of ICT Legal Consulting. Lead Auditor BS ISO/IEC 27001:2013.
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