In a recent PWC’s survey, 92% of the surveyed organizations declared that compliance with EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a “top priority on their data-privacy and security agenda in 2017”, being either a top priority or one of the top priorities. The survey was conducted among companies with more than 500 employees. More information here. […]
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We would like to inform you of the proposed changes to the Russian Code of the Administrative Offences (hereinafter the “Code of Administrative Offenses”). These changes are aimed at increasing and differentiating administrative liability for violation of Russian personal data protection legislation. On January 11, 2017 the respective draft bill was adopted by the Lower Chamber […]
On November 2, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) published a Report and Order entitled “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services” (“Order”) as a final rule in the Federal Register. The Order applies the privacy requirements of the Communications Act of 1934 as amended (“Act”) to broadband Internet access service (BIAS) […]
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On January 12, 2017, Switzerland approved the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. Switzerland considers the agreement as a valid legal mechanism to comply with Swiss requirements when transferring personal data from Switzerland to the United States. The Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework will replace the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor immediately. Switzerland will begin accepting Privacy Shield certifications starting […]
According to Italia Oggi, in 2016 60% of the received request to be forgotten from search results has been granted. The percentage concerns the request to be removed from search results after the European Court of Justice issued its famous “right-to-be-forgotten” decision in the Costeja case, C-131/12. According to the source, the percentage consider the cases where the Garante […]
On September 8, 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) decided whether unconsented hyperlinking to copyrighted material is copyright infringement. It held that when that unconsented hyperlinking generates a profit, then it is is copyright infringement. In 2011, GeenStijl published links to some pirated Playboy photos. Sanoma (Playboy publisher) brought an action at the Rechtbank […]
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On January 10, 2017, Terry Myerson, Window’s Executive Vice President, published a post acknowledging Window’s 10 privacy concerns and disclosing which actions have been taken to solve the issue. Meyerson answered as follows to the several privacy flaws addressed by many, including the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL): Many of you have asked for more control […]
According to Illinois Opinion 16-06 lawyers may use third-party cloud services provided that they use “reasonable care to ensure that client confidentiality is protected and client data is secure”. More information is available here For more information, Francesca Giannoni-Crystal Follow us on& Like us on
On January 10, 2017, the European Commission issued a draft for a new ePrivacy Regulation (“Proposal”) that would replace Directive 2002/58/EC (‘the ePrivacy Directive’), implementing a higher level of privacy for all electronic communications. Scope of application: The Proposal applies to all electronic communication providers – including EU institutions – and aim at aligning the existing rules, which date back […]
On January 6, 2016, the National Intelligence Council (NIC) released an Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA): “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in the Recent US Elections.” The document is a declassified version of a highly classified assessment provided to the President by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National […]