According to Reuters, Facebook is modifying its terms and conditions so that the data of around one and a half billion of its users will be processed by Facebook USA rather than Facebook Ireland. As of today, the data of the users of Africa, Asia, Oceania and Latin America are processed by Facebook Ireland, thus […]
Arizona signed House Bill 2603 to add a definition in Section 10-140, Definition – Arizona Revised Statutes (Section 10, Corporations and Associations) In particular, now 10-140(53) reads: 53. “WRITING” OR “WRITTEN” INCLUDES BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 44‑7061. See https://legiscan.com/AZ/text/HB2603/id/1718691 The definition of “blockchain technology” is contained in Section 44-7061: “distributed ledger technology that uses a distributed, […]
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Less than one month to the entering into force of the GDPR, the text (in all language versions) is still subject to changes, sometimes significantly. http-::data.consilium.europa.eu:doc:document:ST-8088-2018-INIT:en:pdf For more information and for advice on GDPR implementation, Francesca Giannoni-Crystal.
Several DPAs have issued guidance on how individuals can exercise their rights as data subjects vis-a-vis social media platforms. See for example: – ICO – United Kingdom: https://ico.org.uk… – Data Protection Commissioner – Ireland: https://dataprotection.ie… – Croatian Data Protection Agency: request for the protection of rights request for removing personal data from social networks reporting […]
The Information Commissioner Officer (ICO) – the U.K. Data Protection Authority – published several useful resource to help getting ready for the GDPR. Here is a list: GDPR myth busting blogs Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation Getting ready for the GDPR self assessment checklist GDPR FAQs Lawful basis interactive tool Advice service for […]
In March 2018, the Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali, Italy’s Data Protection Authority, issued a fine of Euros 32,000 against the Rousseau association, controller of the processing of data of the website users of the Italian political party “5-Star” (Cinque Stelle). Federprivacy reports. After a data breach, the Italian DPA started investigating whether […]
On April 11, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) published a statement on encryption and their impact on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of their personal data in the EU. According to WP29, the availability of strong and efficient encryption is a necessity in order to guarantee the protection of […]
On April 17, 2018, 34 global technology and security companies signed a Cybersecurity Tech Accord, agreeing to defend all customers everywhere from malicious attacks by cybercriminal enterprises and nation-states. The 34 companies include ABB, Arm, Cisco, Facebook, HP, HPE, Microsoft, Nokia, Oracle, and Trend Micro, and together represent tech companies that power the world’s internet […]
On March 8, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that an alleged “increased risk of future identity theft” suffices Article III standing requirement in a data breach putative class action. On June 1, 2015, the District Court of Nevada had dismissed for lack of standing the data breach putative class […]
On March 6, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has standing to exercise its enforcement power over fraud related to virtual currencies sold in interstate commerce. According to the facts, Defendants offered fraudulent trading and investment services related to virtual currency. “Virtual […]