Right to be forgotten and delisting: Advocate General Szpunar proposes that the Court should hold that the operator of a search engine must, as a matter of course, accede to a request for the de-referencing of sensitive data. The operator of a search engine must, however, ensure protection of the right of access to information and of the right of freedom of expression (Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-136/17)

Advocate General Szpunar proposes that the Court should hold that the operator of a search engine must, as a matter of course, accede to a request for the de-referencing of sensitive data The operator of a search engine must, however, ensure protection of the right of access to information and of the right of freedom…

Buttarelli: The urgent case for a new ePrivacy law

A swarm of misinformation and misunderstanding surrounds the case for revising our rules on the confidentiality of electronic communications, otherwise known as ePrivacy. It’s high time for some honest debunking. We are now at the business end of the 2014-2019 term of office for MEPs and the current College of European Commissioners. The European Parliament…

Free flow of non-personal data: Parliament approves EU’s fifth freedom

New rules aimed at removing obstacles to the free movement of non-personal data within the EU for companies and public authorities were adopted by MEPs. This EU law, already provisionally agreed with the Council, will prohibit national rules requiring that data be stored or processed in a specific member state. Non-personal data includes, for instance,…

In G.U. il “Decreto Privacy” – D.lgs. 101/2018

DECRETO LEGISLATIVO 10 agosto 2018, n. 101 Disposizioni per l’adeguamento della normativa nazionale alle disposizioni del regolamento (UE) 2016/679 del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio, del 27 aprile 2016, relativo alla protezione delle persone fisiche con riguardo al trattamento dei dati personali, nonche’ alla libera circolazione di tali dati e che abroga la direttiva 95/46/CE…

Court of Justice: a religious community, such as the Jehovah’s Witnesses, is a controller (Judgment in Case C-25/17)

Judgment in Case C-25/17 Tietosuojavaltuutettu v Jehovan todistajat — uskonnollinen yhdyskunta A religious community, such as the Jehovah’s Witnesses, is a controller, jointly with its members who engage in preaching, for the processing of personal data carried out by the latter in the context of door-to-door preaching The processing of personal data carried out in…

Deceived by Design

How tech companies use dark patterns to discourage us from exercising our rights to privacy   by Forbrukerrådet 27.06.2018   “In this report, we analyze a sample of settings in Facebook, Google and Windows 10, and show how default settings and dark patterns, techniques and features of interface design meant to manipulate users, are used…