data protection Archives – Page 3 of 23

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After the position taken by the ECJ in the Planet49 case, the EDPB in its guidelines, also the German federal court held that privacy consent is necessary to the usage of cookies.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 14 minRead time

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May 2020

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

#HappyBirthdayGDPR – It CANNOT be the year of the “whatever it takes”

On the birthday of the GDPR, we need to defend privacy rights against the strategy of companies, and authorities that want to challenge or waive them due to the Covid-19 outbreak, assuming to better protect the public interests.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 4 minRead time

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May 2020

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

The new position on coronavirus checks of the Garante privacy in Italy

The Garante took a more open view on compliance of coronavirus checks with privacy laws in Italy, which is more flexible but still provides stringent obligations.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 6 minRead time

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Apr 2020

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Top takeaways from EDPB opinion on privacy issues relating to coronavirus contact tracing apps

Coronavirus contact tracing apps lead to significant privacy issues that have been addressed by the European data protection board.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 6 minRead time

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Mar 2020

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Coronavirus emergency allows deeper monitoring of employees?

The coronavirus emergency and the consequential smart working of several employees open questions on whether their remote monitoring is justified.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 5 minRead time

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Mar 2020

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

First GDPR fine for insecure whistleblowing system in Italy

The Garante issued a GDPR fine in Italy against a University due to the lack of privacy-related security measures of their whistleblowing system.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 4 minRead time

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Feb 2020

Technology

The EDPB connected cars privacy guidelines impact the future of the IoT?

Connected cars and mobility related applications are now under the radar of privacy authorities after the issue of the guidelines of the EDPB.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 11 minRead time

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Feb 2020

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Direct marketing and privacy consent, opt-in messages allowed in Italy?

It is possible to send opt-in messages to request privacy consent to direct marketing communications in Italy according to the Court of Rome.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 4 minRead time

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Jan 2020

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Privacy by design, how to do it at the time of the GDPR?

Privacy by design is one of the pillars of the GDPR, but how shall it be done in practice to comply with it fully? The EDPB guidelines on the topic support the assessment.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 14 minRead time

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Dec 2019

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

CCTV cameras under strict data protection law obligations

CCTV cameras and in general, video surveillance systems are exponentially becoming intrusive but generate substantial data protection law issues according to the EDPB.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 23 minRead time