September 4, 2014 “We would like to inform you that on the 1st of September 2014 the new bill was submitted with the Russian State Duma. This bill proposes to amend the Federal Law № 242-FZ introducing amendments to the Federal Law “On personal data” and to the Federal Law “On information, information technologies and […]
The English Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) launched a consultation to identify framework criteria for prospective privacy seals schemes. The ICO’s idea is to endorse at least one privacy seal scheme which will constitute a ‘stamp of approval’ highlighting an organization’s commitment to maintaining good privacy standards. The privacy seal scheme endorsed by the ICO will […]
PL&B International (August 2014 issue) From the article: “EU Council provisionally agrees on data transfers and territorial scope. Safe Harbor likely to remain, and Germany proposes more protection for public sector.” The full text can be downloaded (with subscription) at: http://www.privacylaws…
PL&B International (August 2014 issue) From the article: “Law applies to information and communication service providers (ICSPs) as well as website operators and online content providers, and includes strict direct marketing provisions..” The full text can be downloaded (with subscription) at: http://www.privacylaws…
Letter by Google in response to Article 29WP questionnaire regarding the implementation of the ECJ judgment on the “right to be forgotten” Google receive more than 91,000 removal requests involving more than 328,000 URLs. The majority of requests have been made under French law (around 17,500), follows Germany and the UK. Google removed around 53% […]
Nathan M. Crystal and Francesca Giannoni-Crystal, “Something’s Got To Give – Cloud Computing, As Applied To Lawyers – Comparative Approach US And EU And Practical Proposals To Overcome Differences” published in Opinio Iuris in Comparatione. Read here the full text Abstract What is cloud computing? What are the advantages, disadvantages, and risks, both legal and ethical in […]
The European Union is developing its “right to be forgotten”. According to the author, however “In this country, we should avoid their example. The courts are not the right place to make policy that requires a complex balancing of individual and public rights. The facts presented in one particular case are insufficient to guide a […]
Irish High Court, Case 2013 765 JR, June 18, 2014 On June 18, 2014, the Irish High Court referred to the EU Court of Justice a number of questions concerning the application of the Safe Harbor principles regarding cross-border transfer of private data, the key issue being whether national judges are “absolutely bound” by a […]
A massive DNA search involving more than 22,000 DNA tests (which at last tracked down a suspect as the one whose DNA material was found on the body) raised privacy concerns and ultimately a note from the Italian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) last June. One critic characterized the DNA investigation as a “genetic soap opera,” […]
Inside the EU Commission’s European Cloud Computing Strategy, dating back September 2012, on June 24, 2014, the Cloud Select Industry Group – Subgroup on Service Legal Agreements, published Standardisation Guidelines for Cloud Service Level Agreements, which the Commission hopes will ease relationships between service providers and customers. Read the Guidelines Follow us on& Like us on […]