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 […]
The Italian Telecom Authority, AGCOM, issued a questionnaire seeking inputs on the Internet of Things “IoT”, and, in particular, on machine to machine (M2M) communication services. The Authority is trying to better understand the factors affecting the growth of IoT, the interaction among service providers, possible regulatory barriers, and the areas where a coordination among national […]
On January 27, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission “FTC” released a detailed report on the Internet of Things (“IoT”), recommending a series of concrete steps for businesses to enhance and protect consumers’ privacy and security. The report includes several recommendations addressing four main topics. First, it recommends the implementation of security measures for companies developing […]
Law firms produce great amounts of data while carrying out their business. Many information such as legacy file shares, back-up tapes, archives and former employee emails are generally stored but do not hold an immediate business purpose. These “miscellanea data” have been defined as “dark data”, i.e. those information assets organizations collect, process and store […]
On October 15, 2014, data protection officials at the 36th International Conference Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners adopted a declaration on the Internet of things (“IoT”) and a resolution on big data. The IoT declaration highlights how connected devices have become part of our lives and can reveal intimate details about habits and preferences. According […]
The Internet of Things (“IoT”) is “a scenario in which objects, animals or people are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.” (from: http://whatis.techtarget…)* IoT (example: wearable devices) raise personal data protection and privacy concerns. The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (independent advisory body on […]
From the WP29’s press release “The European data protection authorities, assembled in the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) at its Plenary meeting of 16 and 17 September, adopted an opinion on the Internet of Things (IoT). Drawing the attention on the privacy and data protection challenges raised by “smart things” which are gradually entering our daily […]
Datagate, new technologies, customers profiling and “big data”, user consent, data protection in non-EU countries, damage to reputation, right to be forgotten, web fury, social media, web violence and cyberbullying – these are the privacy hot issues according to the President of the Italian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”). In September 2014, Mr. Antonello Soro, DPA President, […]
In my talk I will go ahead analyzing the approach of American will provide some elements to understand benefits and risks of cloud computing from an American lawyer’s perspective. I ethics opinions on cloud computing. Then, I will discuss the different implications of privacy law on cloud computing under an American perspective, as opposed to a […]
Article’s Summary: “The Internet of Things will consist primarily of machines talking to one another, with computer-connected humans observing, analysing and acting upon the resulting ‘big data’ explosion. Here’s how the next internet revolution is shaping up.” The full text is available at http://www.zdnet… On the IoT, you may also read: Article 29 Data Protection Working […]