The author discusses privacy issues that may arise from the use of the recently released Apple watch. The device processes health data, which are sensitive private information to handle with great caution. The full text is available at http://itsecurity.co… Related material is available at http://www.technethics.com…
ITsecurity Author discusses “an increasingly worrying trend which is developing in the global technology arena and it is one which in my mind amounts to nothing less than a deliberate attempt to mislead consumers and businesses alike on the legal powers available to US law enforcement and intelligence agencies”. The full text is available at […]
During a plenary meeting on January 13, 2015, the MEPs at the EU Parliament discussed whether a “structural” surveillance justified by “national security” would excuse tapping conversations between lawyers and their clients. The MEPs debated on how to balance national security needs and the right to confidentiality of communications between lawyers and suspects or accused […]
Authors describe the content of the letter sent the EU Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (WP29) to clarify the scope of the definition of health data concerning lifestyle and wellbeing apps. The full text is available at http://www.corderycompliance…
Author describes how German data protection authorities deal with safe harbor and data processing in the USA. The full text is available at http://www.corderycompliance…
On February 27, 2015, the Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security of the Parliament of Australia released a report containing 39 recommendations for the Government to change several privacy law provisions: Advisory Report on the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2014. Among others, the Report would require internet providers to store personal data for a minimum of […]
On February 20, 2015 the Italian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) approved the Tax Authority’s technical requirements that allow tax payers to access their pre-filled tax declaration (the s.c. “730” Form) finding no privacy violations in the scheme. The scheme has been drafted by the Italian Tax Authority (Agenzia delle Entrate) in charge of providing the […]
The German Government approved a draft law to improve enforcement of certain data protection law provisions that aim to strengthen consumers’ protection. In particular, the draft law empowers consumers and business associations to commence actions against and issue warnings to companies who impermissibly collect, process or utilize personal data. The draft law, “Entwurf eines Gesetzes […]
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 […]
On 16 January 2015, The Italian Data Protection Authority (the “Authority”) published a “video tutorial”, a guideline document and a “frequently answered questions list (FAQ)” on its website about information policies and consent requirements for the use of cookies, that further explains the rational for its decision no. 229: “Individualization of simplified modalities for the […]