The European Commission sets forth a digital agenda for Europe. According to the website: “The Digital Agenda contains 101 actions, in 7 pillars, which will help to reboot the EU economy and enable Europe’s citizens and businesses to get the most out of digital technologies”. Specific attention is devoted also to the international aspects of […]
Commission Decision of 26 July 2000 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequacy of the protection provided by the safe harbor privacy principles and related frequently asked questions issued by the US Department of Commerce From the Decision: “For the purposes of Article 25(2) of Directive 95/46/EC, […]
(Italian Official Gazette no. 266, November 13, 2013) The Italian Data Protection Authority issued detailed rules for the processing of personal data by call centers located outside the EU, which operate on behalf of Italian data controllers to provide customer care or for marketing purposes. According to Directive 95/46/EC the transfer of personal data to […]
Gazzetta Ufficiale no. 174 July 26, 2013 The Italian Privacy Authority (Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali) issued Guidelines on Spamming. The Authority had already issued rules on spamming (General Rules May 29, 2003) but those rule were based on a privacy law (Law December 31, 1996 no. 675) that was substituted by D.lgs. […]
From the Press Release: “The European Commission is putting into place new rules on what exactly telecoms operators and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) should do if their customers’ personal data is lost, stolen or otherwise compromised. The purpose of these ‘technical implementing measures’ is to ensure all customers receive equivalent treatment across the EU in […]
72 Maryland Law Review 335 (2013) Ohio State Public Law Working Paper 204 Abstract In its draft Data Protection Regulation, the European Union has announced a major new economic and human right – the right to data portability (‘RDP’). The basic idea of the RDP is that an individual would be able to transfer his […]
3 International Data Privacy Law 74 (2013) From the article Big Data—which may be understood as a more powerful form of data mining that relies on huge volumes of data, faster computers, and new analytic techniques to discover hidden and surprising correlations—challenges international privacy laws in several ways: it casts doubt on the distinction between […]
The paper deals with “the fundamental issues concerning trans-border data flows and their consequences on applicable law.” It “consider[s] three different cases decided by the Italian data protection authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali).” The three decisions are the following: decision issued by the Italian DPA on 24 May 2006, doc. web n. 1299063 (see also: January 18 2006, […]
(2012) 28(3) Computer Law and Security Review 296 ABSTRACT: Mandatory data breach notification laws have been a significant legislative reform regarding unauthorized disclosures of personal information by public and private sector organizations. These laws originated in the state-based legislatures of the United States during the last decade and have subsequently garnered worldwide legislative interest. We contend […]
30 Berkley J. INT’L L. 161, 164-68 (2012) The European Union is developing its “right to be forgotten”. According to the author, this right could prove particularly harmful toward United States Internet companies. The article outlines the practical implications of the European right to be forgotten, pointing out possibilities to reconcile American and European views […]