Author discusses the common criticism to the current EU Data Protection Directive, according to which it invites forum shopping. Apparently, the new General Data Protection Regulation aims to resolve this issue. The author explains why, in his view, this might not be true. The full text is available at http://privacylawblog.fieldfisher…
According to press released on April 28, 2015, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) opened for public comments on the Internet of Things (IoT) to gain comments useful to draft rules and set up protection measures in this area. In particular, the DPA seeks comments on how to provide information to individuals and gain their consent, how to develop […]
On May 5, 2015, the Mexican Federal Government published in the Official Gazette of the Federation the decree that issues the General Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information, which its main purpose include the following: Distribute authorities between the guarantor bodies of the Federation and the Federal States with respect to transparency and […]
Following the Statement of Objections to Google sent by the EU Commission on April 15, 2015, the French Senate is discussing “search neutrality” amendments. According to James Waterworth, the ‘search neutrality’ amendments would be introduced in the ‘Loi Macron’, an economic reform bill, and they would oblige search engines to avoid discrimination toward their competitors’ services. However, […]
On April 28, 2015, several major tech companies (e.g., Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo) together with some national associations (e.g., Transatlantic Business Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce) sent a letter to Chttp://www.technethics.com/ongress urging it to support the bipartisan Judicial Redress Act of 2015, H.R. 1428, which would extend Privacy Act remedies to citizens of […]
On April 16, 2015, an Irish deputy introduced a bill that would update a previous legislation, the Post Office (Amendment) Act 1951, which protects against harassment via snail mail, telephones and (as of 2007) SMS messages. The proposed amendment would introduce a provision dealing with “offences in connection with public electronic communications networks”. Among other offenses, […]
The Japanese Government has been discussing about extensive reforms in the data protection field. The ongoing topics concern the use of anonymous data, EU adequacy, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross Border Privacy Rules and drones, as well as the establishment of an independent Data protection authority. More information is available at http://www.privacylaws.com…, http://www.hldataprotection.com…, and at http://cacm.acm.org… Follow […]
On February 24, 2015, Argentina enacted a new regulation addressing the use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras used for video surveillance purposes. The regulation requires data controllers to give previous notice and obtain consent to CCTV related data processing. Previous notice can be given by means of signs clearly informing data subject of the existence […]
Vera Jourova, the EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, declared the EU wants to find a clear agreement on the Safe-Harbor Program soon. According to the Commissioner, the EU is seeking to resolve some key issues with the U.S. (in particular: “limited and clearly defined number of exceptions for law enforcement and security agencies’ access […]
Author explains the legislative procedure that would bring to the adoption of the Proposed General Data Protection Regulation. The full text is available at http://privacylawblog.fieldfisher.com/