The Judgment in Case C-136/17 GC and Others v Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL, the French Data Protection Authority) has determined that operators of search engines can also be subject to the prohibition of processing of certain categories of sensitive personal data. The judgement handed down today, attempts to strike a balance ...
24Sep 2019
Going beyond data protection
In light of recent massive data breaches (like the recent on in Ecuador) that pose serious threats, I can no longer believe that data protection and data security are no longer sensible and fitting, but are vital to protect individuals and nations.
19Sep 2019
Updated ePrivacy compromise proposal
The updated compromise proposal from the Finnish Presidency has been published today. During the September 24 meeting the WP TELE's discussion will focus specifically on the issue of child imagery issue and articles 1 to 4a and 18 to 29 on the basis of the Presidency document in Annex.
05Aug 2019
Your data for cash: Garante privacy refers the Weople app question to the EDPB
On 1 August 2019 the Italian Data Protection Authority requested input from the European Data Protection Board with respect to the commercialisation/monetisation of personal data and its relationship with the right to data portability, with the objective of establishing a common position at the European Union level. The Italian DPA's Press Release can be ...
24Jul 2019
EU Commission and Parliament take stock on Data Protection in the EU
Today, 25 July 2019, the European Commission and the European Parliament published a Communication outlining the state of data protection in the EU. The document touches on consistent implementation of the GDPR, how the new governance system is working, and the impact that it has had, also in a global level, in terms of citizens ...
19Jul 2019
EDPB Pleading before the CJEU in the Schrems case
Below you will find some highlights from the pleading which can be found here. "With regard to the first question on standard contractual clauses (SCCs): The SCCs adopted by the COM are instruments with a general scope. They are not related to any specific third country. They are provided for an individual transfer contract from an ...
17Jul 2019
Privacy Day Forum: Data Protection is a corporate social responsibility
Bisogna superare la semplice compliance normativa e far diventare la privacy e la protezione dei dati personali vere responsabilità sociali. La mia intervista all'8° Privacy Day Forum di Federprivacy
12Jul 2019
ePrivacy Regulation updates
On 12 July 2019 the consolidated text of the forthcoming ePrivacy Regulation was made available. The document was published in light of the 17 July WP TELE (which will focus on articles 12-16 and related recitals) and covers the entire text of the proposed regulation. Of particular relevance, the definition of direct marketing communications ...
22Jun 2019
Věra Jourová: SCCs to be modernised
In her intervention at the "The General Data Protection Regulation one year on: Taking stock in the EU and beyond" event held on 13 June 2019, Commissioner Věra Jourová discussed the state of the art of the GDPR, also with the aim of providing input to the next Commission who "will have to start working ...
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