On January 1, 2016, the Dutch bill introducing compulsory notifications for data security breaches (see here) came into force. The legislation also increases fines in case of privacy violations. The Dutch law anticipates the new Regulation which introduced a generalized data breach notification (within 72 hours) to enter into force in 2018. See here. For more […]
According to the author, the General Data Protection Regulation is a milestone law attempting “to apply new order to the complexity of data in society”. In his essay, author discusses how “we will continue to see a public policy debate over many of the provisions of the GDPR”. The full text is available at […]
The author explains how “the EU’s new data protection rules will impact every entity that holds or uses European personal data both inside and outside of Europe, according to legal experts”, and how organizations will have to encompass the three key components of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) “namely a new compliance journey, a […]
On October 13, 2015, the Italian DPA (Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali) approved the code of conduct for the processing of commercial data. The code is for companies providing financial information. The code safeguards entrepreneurs’ privacy by making sure that financial and asset information are adequately gathered and stored. Among other provisions, the relevant financial data will have to […]
On January 1, 2016, the law on implementation of the “Right to be forgotten” came into force. More information is available at http://www.technethics.com… For more information, Francesca Giannoni-Crystal Follow us on& Like us on
The compendium, compiled under the auspices of the Court itself, collects the most relevant decisions concerning personal data protection. It mentions the case law listed below with regard to the following topics (updated as of December 5, 2015): GPS data GPS data Uzun v. Germany, 2 September 2010 Ben Faiza v. France (no. 31446/12); pending as […]
On December 17, 2015, the European Parliament (LIBE, Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee) approved the data protection reform. Next year the European Parliament and Council will vote (see here). More information is available at http://www.emeeting.europarl…. or more information, Francesca Giannoni-Crystal Follow us on& Like us on
On December 15, 2015, the EU Commission announced that it found an agreement with the EU Council and the Parliament, following the trilogue meetings. Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality said, ” Citizens and businesses will profit from clear rules that are fit for the digital age, that give strong protection and […]
For the first time, EU institutions agreed that companies providing essential services must be cyberattack-proof. Critical operators in crucial sectors such as transport and energy companies will have to ensure that the digital infrastructure that they use to deliver essential services, such as traffic control or electricity grid management, is robust enough to withstand […]
Privacy Laws & Business reports (here) that Věra Jourová, the European Commissioner for Justice, expects teh EU institutions to arrive at an agreement on the EU Data Protection Regulation in the next two weeks, before the end of 2015. More on the EU trilogue negotiation is available at http://www.technethics.com… For more information, Francesca Giannoni-Crystal Follow […]