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UberPOP – is it an information society service? – According to Advocate General Szpunar, Member States may prohibit and punish, as a matter of criminal law, the illegal exercise of transport activities in the context of the UberPop service, without notifying the Commission of the draft law in advance
Court of Justice of the European Union PRESS RELEASE No 72/17 Luxembourg, 4 July 2017 Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-320/16 Uber France SAS The French company Uber France operates an electronic platform which enables users, with the aid of a smartphone equipped with the corresponding application, to order urban transport services in the…
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UNCTAD – World Consumer Protection Map
UNCTAD announces the development of a digital tool that will help protect consumers in the digital age How are countries protecting your rights as a consumer and adapting them to the global marketplace? This is one of the many questions addressed in UNCTAD’s Peer Review on Consumer Protection, the first of its kind. …
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European Parliament Infographic: the increasing popularity of the collaborative economy
The collaborative economy comes with challenges and opportunities, which are dealt with in a resolution adopted by MEPs on 15 June. Online platforms such as Airbnb and Deliveroo that match providers of goods and services with consumers have become household names in just a few years. The total transactions’ value for the four main…
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Teen Privacy and Safety Online: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices
Today teens have tech-saturated lives. Threats to online personal safety and privacy are a growing risk that teens face as social media (i.e., social networking and messaging platforms) transforms the manner in which they interact and share personal information with each other. The concept of online privacy and safety is not static, but rather continues…
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European Court of Justice hears consumer collective action case against Facebook – 19.07.2017
On 19 July, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) is holding a hearing about an Austrian collective action against Facebook. Max Schrems, the Austrian data protection campaigner, has brought a case to court in Austria on behalf of 25,000 Austrian and foreign consumers to claim compensation from Facebook for violation of their privacy rights. …
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Garante privacy: Regolamento Ue e certificazione in materia di dati personali
Il Garante Privacy e ACCREDIA richiamano l’attenzione sulla necessità di attendere la definizione di criteri e requisiti comuni per la conformità delle certificazioni in materia di protezione dati al Regolamento UE 2016/679. Il recente regolamento europeo in materia di protezione dei dati personali (Regolamento UE 2016/679) prevede e incoraggia l’istituzione di meccanismi per la certificazione…
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CNIL vs Google – Right to be delisted : le Conseil d’État renvoie une nouvelle question préjudicielle à la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne concernant la mise en œuvre du droit au déréférencement.
> Lire la décision L’Essentiel : La société Google Inc. a saisi le Conseil d’État d’un recours dirigé contre la délibération par laquelle la CNIL a prononcé à son encontre une sanction rendue publique de 100 000 euros pour ne s’être pas conformée à la mise en demeure qui lui avait été adressée de faire droit aux…
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Sharing economy: Parliament calls for clear EU guidelines – Risoluzione del Parlamento europeo del 15 giugno 2017 su un’agenda europea per l’economia collaborativa
Sharing economy: Parliament calls for clear EU guidelines Ensure consumer protection, workers’ rights, tax obligations and fair competition Need for clear and balanced EU strategy 17% of EU consumers have used collaborative platforms Parliament stressed the need to address regulatory grey areas that cause significant differences in the Member States’ national and…
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Article 29 – Opinion 2/2017 on data processing at work
Opinion 2/2017 on data processing at work Adopted on 8 June 2017 This Opinion complements the previous Article 29 Working Party (“WP29”) publications Opinion 8/2001 on the processing of personal data in the employment context (WP48)1, and the 2002 Working Document on the surveillance of electronic communications in the workplace (WP55)2. Since the publication of…
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Antitrust: Commission fines Google €2.42 billion for abusing dominance as search engine by giving illegal advantage to own comparison shopping service
European Commission – Press release Antitrust: Commission fines Google €2.42 billion for abusing dominance as search engine by giving illegal advantage to own comparison shopping service Brussels, 27 June 2017 The European Commission has fined Google €2.42 billion for breaching EU antitrust rules. Google has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving…
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Silvia Martinelli 