On July 26, 2016, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) released a statement on the decision of the European Commission on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. The statement refers to the Privacy Shield approved by the European Commission on July 12, 2016 (see here) and addresses the changes brought to the text of the document after […]
On April 2016, the Information Commissioner’s Officer (ICO) issued the Annual Track 2016, a research that assesses the level of awareness of UK population of its information/privacy rights. According to the document, the most important social issue for UK citizens is health care. Only 15% is concerned with protection of personal information. And the younger generations seem […]
The author discusses the possible consequences that the UK decision to exit the EU will have for businesses with reference to the application of the GDPR. The full text is available at http://privacylawblog.fieldfisher.com…
On May 30, 2016, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) – whose mission is to advise the EU institutions on the data protection implications of their policies — published Opinion 4/2016 on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield draft adequacy decision. According to the press release the Privacy Shield as it stands is not robust enough to withstand future […]
Tags: DATA PROTECTION, INTERNATIONAL DATA PROTECTION, US PRIVACY
Among the consequences of a data breach for an organization is the risk of personal liability for board members. Besides the prevention measures that can/must be taken to avoid hacking, directors and management should invest in training, procedures, detection, and response. Going in the specific, the following can help directors in case their company suffers […]
Tags: DATA PROTECTION, US PRIVACY
On March 28, 2016 the French DPA (CNIL) imposed a fine of EUR 100,000 on Google for inadequate implementation of the “right to be forgotten” – Google is appealing it. The appeal should take two years. The sanction was imposed for failing to comply with users’ requests to have links to personal information about them […]
Among the consequences of a data breach for an organization is the risk of personal liability for board members. Besides the prevention measures that can/must be taken to avoid hacking, directors and management should invest in training, procedures, detection, and response. Going in the specific, the following can help directors in case their company suffers […]
On May 18, 2016, the European American Chamber of Commerce sponsored a discussion the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework (Safe Harbor 2.0). The panel discussed the steps that brought to the agreement between the EU Commission and US Government. More information to this regard is available at http://www.technethics.com… The panel then discussed the key contents of the Privacy Shield. […]
On April 11, 2016, the European Commission opened a public consultation on the current text of the ePrivacy Directive (EU Directive 2002/58/EC on privacy and electronic communications). According to the EU Commission, following the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, see here), the ePrivacy rules will also need to be reviewed. The Commission […]
In its meeting of April 13, 2016 the WP29 issued a 57 pages opinion on the draft adequacy decision that the EU Commission made available on February 29, 2016. Together with the draft adequacy decision, the Commission disclosed a package of documents (including correspondence with its American counterparts). In order to give an opinion on […]