Starting from December 15, 2014, the new Ethics Code for lawyers is in force in Italy. The new Ethics Code was published in Official Journal no. 241 on October 16, 2014. It enacts the provisions contained in Professional Law no. 247/2012. For the first time the Ethics Code is explicitly based on an ordinary law thus solving […]
The Russian parliament has passed a law mandating that social networks and other similar services warehouse data on citizens within Russia. The Kremlin calls the new legislation required for citizenry data protection, but worldwide response to the law calls it a violation of Internet principles and troublesome for residents of the country. The new law […]
Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into effect July 1, 2014. It is in place to protect Canadians while ensuring that businesses can continue to compete in the global marketplace. More information on CASL is available at http://fightspam.gc.ca…
Viviane Reding referenced about the Justice Council’s progress on the data protection reform. According to her press release, the Justice Council agreed on two pillars of the reform: 1) rules governing data transfer to third countries (which will be possible either when the Commission finds that a third country is “adequate” in terms of data […]
The EU Parliament voted a “telecom package” legislation barring internet access providers from blocking specific services for economic reasons and to end mobile phone roaming fees beginning of 2016. If this legislation is approved by the EU Council operators will be prohibited from blocking or slowing down selected services (e.g., free calling services like Skype) […]
From the Press Release: “The European Commission is putting into place new rules on what exactly telecoms operators and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should do if their customers’ personal data is lost, stolen or otherwise compromised. The purpose of these ‘technical implementing measures’ is to ensure all customers receive equivalent treatment across the EU in […]
On September 12, 2012, the Republic of Philippines passed the Cybercrime Prevention Act (Act No. 10175). The Act addresses legal issues concerning online interactions and the Internet in the Philippines. It lists among other cybercrime offenses, identity theft, and illegal access to data. The full text is available at http://www.gov.ph… Open pdf Related documents: ARTICLE: Some have […]
From the Opinion’s summary The Opinion provides a thorough analysis of the concept of consent as currently used in the Data Protection Directive and in the e-Privacy Directive. Drawing on the experience of the members of the Article 29 Working Party, the Opinion provides numerous examples of valid and invalid consent, focusing on its key […]
of 25 November 2009 amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services, Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection […]
EU Directive 2002/58/EC, concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (“Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications”) “The Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications, known as the ePrivacy Directive, sets out rules on how providers of electronic communication services, such as telecoms companies and Internet Service […]