Brexitย might be a relevant change for the privacy strategy of several companies, especially those headquartered in the UK, which could consider to change it.ย
The new draft of the ePrivacy Regulation introduces substantial changes. The final approval still appears far to happen, but companies may start to get ready.
The position of the European Court of Justice in the Planet 49 case on consent required for the acceptance of cookies might impact the approach previously validated by the Italian data protection authority on the matter.
The retail and fashion sectors need to deal with new legal issues due to the adoption of IoT technologies as a consequence of the rapid digital revolution of the industry.
Gambling and video gaming companies risk not to be compliant with the GDPR since they adopt a merely formal approach, while the EU privacy regulation could impact their model of business.
The data protection authority of Sweden, Datainspektionen, issued a fine under the GDPR against a school that implemented a facial recognition system to monitor the presence of students in classrooms.
The new Italian privacy rules on commercial information remove considerable restrictions on access by companies to such data, granting the opportunity to exploit new categories of data.
The Greek Data Protection Authority issued a fine of โฌ 150,000 against a major consulting company under the GDPR for unlawful processing of the personal data of its employees.