Today my lecture in the “EU and Global Cybersecurity Fundamentals” course will present a cybersecurity reading of the GDPR. After having learned about computer security technology and its principles, and having familiarized themselves with the most relevant EU cybersecurity legal sources, the students are now ready to bridge the connection with personal data protection! One of the aims of this course is to ...
After many debates, lots of speculation, and negotiations, the Adequacy decisions for the United Kingdom have been approved and Personal Data can continue to flow freely from the EEA to the UK after 30 June 2021. In my opinion, it is both right and reasonable that the decisions have been adopted, given that the ...
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 ...
The COVID-19 outbreak has affected the lives of millions of individuals across the globe. Among those affected are the residents of my native Italy who are currently under a mandatory lockdown (nationwide travel restrictions have been enacted) until April 3rd. In this time of crisis, however, it's important to not forget that data ...
I think that today is a good day to ask the future Members of the European Parliament and American Presidential Candidates to think about a global dimension of data protection and to commit themselves to develop international legislative instruments that have the power to truly enable world-wide digital citizenship. Read my Letter addressed to the ...
This blog series is based on a chapter for the forthcoming book entitled "Essentials of Blockchain Technology". The chapter was written together with Martim Taborda Barata, LL.M., Senior Associate at ICT Legal Consulting International, and lawyer registered at the Portuguese Bar Association. Blockchain is part of the future. Some consider it a revolutionary technology and others see it ...
In this third blog post of my exploration into the matter based on an upcoming publication for CRC Press, part of the Online Terrorist Propaganda, Recruitment, And Radicalization Book Project that I wrote together with Dr. Milda Macenaite, I will specifically explore the legal data protection framework. The primary legal instrument in the EU regulating personal data processing in the law enforcement, i.e., in ...
The ICO has prepared a guide accessible on its website outlining the key points to be considered by UK-based entities should the UK exit the European Union without a deal on 29 March 2019. The Guidance, highlights of which are illustrated below, it relevant to UK-based businesses to which the GDPR currently applies and that send ...
The 5th EDPD Plenary Session took place last week on 4 and 5 December 2018. Main points of the agenda included the EU-Japan draft adequacy decision, the adoption of opinions on the Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) lists submitted by Denmark, Croatia, Luxembourg and Slovenia, and the revision of the Article 29 Working Party guidelines on accreditation. ...
On 16 November the European Data Protection Authorities gathered for the 4th plenary session of the European Data Protection Board and yesterday, 19 November, a summary of some of the most important aspects discussed at the meeting was published providing an update on the EU-Japan draft adequacy decision, Clinical Trials Regulation and territorial scope. Here are the main ...
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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