On March 9, 2017, the Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA), issued a favorable opinion on a legislation that regulates the Banca Nazionale del DNA, the Italian DNA Bank. The legislation regulates the modalities of deletion of DNA profiles, the destruction of biological samples, the input and updating of the data necessary […]
In an early effort to adapt Italian privacy law to the GDP, in November 2017, a new Article 110bis was approved for introduction in the Italian Privacy Code, redrafting the discipline concerning the re-use of data for scientific research or statistical purposes. The new Article 110bis, Italian Privacy Code, (Legislative Decree n. 196/2003) introduced three changes that […]
The author illustrates the types of information collected by the US Government differentiating among data collected by: Non-law enforcement government agencies – Mostly routine information that the government needs to operate and is not collected for intelligence or law enforcement purposes Intelligence and law enforcement agencies – Information swept up in government spying and surveillance […]
Tags: DATA PROTECTION
On January 8, 2018, the FTC announced that VTech Electronics Limited and its US subsidiary (VTech) agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a claim that the companies violated children’s privacy through the commercialization of some connected toys. Allegedly VTech violated COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998) by collecting personal information from children […]
On October 24, 2017, Advocate General Bot issued his preliminary opinion in case C‑210/16, opining on the definition of a data controller, applicable national law, and jurisdiction under EU data protection law under Directive 95/46/EC. The opinion is not binding but if followed by the European Court of Justice (CJEU), EU companies that have been […]
On October 18, 2017, the EU Commission published its report on the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. The report reflects the Commission’s findings on the implementation and enforcement of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework in its first year of operation. According to the EU Commission, the Privacy Shield “continues to ensure an […]
On November 29, 2017, the Working Party 29 (WP29) established a task force on the Uber data breach case. This task force, led by the Dutch DPA, will be composed of representatives from the French, Italian, Spanish, Belgian and German Data Protection Authorities (DPAs), as well as from the ICO and will coordinate the national […]
Tom O’Connor examines the similarities and differences in the requirements for the collection, use and protection of information subject to the U.S. eDiscovery rules and the treatment of personal data under the GDPR. The full text is available at https://www.ediscovery.co…
Apps using face recognition cause some privacy concerns. The iPhone X’s front sensors scan 30,000 points to make a 3D model of users’ faces and then shares the faces’ maps with lots of apps. However, Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr said “We take privacy and security very seriously. This commitment is reflected in the strong protections […]
Tags: BIG DATA, DATA PROTECTION, INTERNATIONAL DATA PROTECTION
On December 12, 2017, a new Article 110bis of the Italian Privacy Code came into force, redrafting the discipline concerning use of data for scientific research or statistical purposes. The new Article 110bis, Italian Privacy Code, (Legislative Decree n. 196/2003) introduced three changes that might have harmful consequences for scientific developments. First, it restricts the possibility […]