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On February 20, 2015, the Italian DPA approved the protocol that the authority will carry out in order to verify Google’s compliance with the requirements set forth with decision 3295641 to protect the privacy of Google’s service users in Italy. The actual content of the approved protocol was not published, but according to the Italian […]

The Illinois Supreme Court amended Rule 780 in order to expand the protection of Illinois lawyers’ clients. Starting on Feb 9, 2015, a client whose case is not completed due to the death or disability of the attorney, and who has made reasonable efforts to pursue civil remedies, is eligible to apply for reimbursement of […]

The Italian Telecom Authority, AGCOM, issued a questionnaire seeking inputs on the Internet of Things “IoT”, and, in particular, on  machine to machine (M2M) communication services. The Authority is trying to better understand the factors affecting the growth of IoT, the interaction among service providers, possible regulatory barriers, and the areas where a coordination among national […]

On February 8, 2015, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) adopted a new patent policy for standard-essential patents (SEPs) in IEEE standards. Effective in the first quarter of 2015, the new patent policy was approved by the IEEE Board of Directors as a modification of the IEEE Standards Association bylaws. SEP is a […]

Starting Feb. 12, 2015, users have a new option in their Facebook security settings: it lets them choose a legacy contact to pass their account management over when the time comes. The setting provides: “Choose a family member or close friend to care for your account if something happens to you.” Once you have chosen a […]

Major law firm has been sued by a prospective client for legal malpractice. The law firm allegedly communicated confidential information by disclosing an email in which the potential client sought representation as a possible whistleblower. According to the suit, plaintiff emailed an attorney of the firm requesting legal representation. The request contained privileged information regarding […]

List of links to the bar associations websites of 28 European countries and to regulations and ethics codes, available here.    

After WP29 issued the guidelines to help authorities to deal with appeals resulting from search engines’ refusal to “de-list” (see here), the Italian Data Protection Authority is facing the challenges of implementing the Costeja case, C-131/12 and its “right to be forgotten”. As of February 2015, the Italian Data Protection Authority received around 10 appeals against search engines refusal to […]

On 28 January 2015, the Brazilian government issued a Draft Bill for the Protection of Personal Data (Anteprojeto de Lei para a Proteção de Dados Pessoais). The Draft establishes a comprehensive, European-style data protection framework for the processing of all personal data. It applies to individuals and companies that process personal data via automated means, […]

On February 10, 2015, the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommended a one year suspension for a lawyer who utilized the internet and social media to raise an on-line petition on a matter she litigated and to urge the public to contact two judges (i.e., the judge of the Louisiana proceeding and the one of the Mississippi proceeding). […]