In today’s Chamber judgment1 in the case of Pretorian v. Romania (application no. 45014/16) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been:
no violation of Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights.…

On May 4, 2022, the General Court of the EU handed down a decision that helps clarify the standard of proof required to demonstrate that information that does not identify someone by name constitutes “personal data” under EU data protection law. The court…

The landmark regulation changed everyone’s mindset on how companies worldwide collect and use the personal data of EU citizens.

It was May 25th, 2018 and it turned out to be a day of chaos in the offices of many companies in (and also outside) the EU.

In…

After a two-year postponement, <strong>Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)</strong> will come into force on June 1st, according to Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek.

She said that the law will provide assurance to members of the…

What was the problem?

The information we provide about ourselves and which is collected by companies online is a valuable resource.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has warned that he deeply fears the loss of privacy to big tech for users around the world and says that it could cause people to become more restrained in their behavior.

Cambiare soluzione non è mai troppo tardi

Changing solution is never too late

The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA“) is now effective, since 1 July 2021, meaning that compliance with the act is required. The focus of this post is on the value of a privacy policy/notice and how it can help you comply with your…

Denmark is effectively banning Google’s services in schools, after officials in the municipality of Helsingør were last year ordered to carry out a risk assessment around the processing of personal data by Google.

The EU Ombudsman has asked the European Commission for more information as part of its inquiry into the monitoring of data protection rules in Ireland.

Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly launched the investigation in February following a complaint to her office from…

Iceland’s Data Protection Authority is examining the use of Google Chromebooks in Icelandic schools, <a href="https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2022/07/18/skoda_notkun_kromboka_i_skolum_landsins/">mbl.is</a> reports. The devices, similar to laptops, were…

Directive (EU) 2019/520 allows road haulage[1] companies to benefit from the services of European Electronic Toll Service providers (service providers allowing a road user to pay tolls in at least four EU Member States with only one on-board device and one…

The State Data Protection Inspectorate has launched an official investigation due to a cyber-attack against the online advertising portal <a href="https://www.alio.lt">Alio.lt</a> that was identified last Wednesday, 13th July 2022. Attempts were made to pull…

Russia fined Google 21.1 billion rubles ($374 million) on Monday for repeatedly failing to “remove prohibited information” — content related to the country’s invasion and subsequent war in Ukraine. The country’s telecommunication watchdog Roskomnadzor cited…

Increasingly, absent a federal framework, U.S. states are passing privacy and security laws aimed at protecting people’s data. The California Consumer Privacy Act is perhaps the best known, followed by the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, the New…

The UK government is refusing to run a public consultation on the expanded use of centralized data analytics on personal health information – under a £360 million ($432 million) contract that spy-tech business Palantir is tipped to win.

Minister of State…

La privacy non va in vacanza. Nemmeno sulle spiagge, dove capita sempre più spesso sentire ronzii e brusii appena sopra le teste dei bagnanti che, alzando gli occhi, si trovano scrutati dai droni.

Qualche mese fa, il Garante per la privacy ha acceso un faro…