Tag: Law
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ICO – Guide to data protection
The guide is for those who have day-to-day responsibility for data protection. It explains the purpose and effect of each principle, gives practical examples and answers frequently asked questions. It also contains specialist topics including CCTV, employment and data sharing. Key definitions Data protection principles Principle 1 – fair and lawful Principle 2 – purposes…
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Final results of the European Data Market study measuring the size and trends of the EU data economy
The study presents the findings of the monitoring tool on data workers, the value of the data market, the number of data user enterprises, the number of data companies and their revenues, and the overall value of the impact of the data economy on EU GDP. The findings will feed into further developing the Digital…
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E-commerce: making online shopping safer for consumers – Commission Notice on the market surveillance of products sold online (C/2017/5200)
E-commerce: making online shopping safer for consumers Commission Notice on the market surveillance of products sold online (C/2017/5200) The internet has changed how consumers shop and businesses advertise and sell their goods and services. E-commerce enables consumers and businesses to interact differently and increases consumer welfare because of lower online prices and greater choice (1).…
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Nuovi Corsi di Perfezionamento Unimi
Criminalità Informatica e investigazioni digitali. La corretta gestione in processo del dato e della fonte di prova digitale in ambito civilistico e penalistico nell’era della Digital Transformation Law Da dieci anni, ormai, l’Università degli Studi di Milano, e le Cattedre diInformatica Giuridica (Prof. Giovanni Ziccardi) e Informatica Giuridica Avanzata (Prof. Pierluigi Perri), organizzano Corsi…
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Tecnologia e Diritto. Fondamenti d’informatica per il giurista.
Tecnologia e Diritto. Fondamenti d’informatica per il giurista. A cura di Giovanni Ziccardi e Pierluigi Perri. E con un mio contributo sulla responsabilità del provider! Ufficialmente in vendita!! https://shop.giuffre.it/catalog/product/view/id/77201/ Gli strumenti informatici e telematici, che nei primi anni di questo secolo rappresentavano per il giurista un oggetto volto a sostituire…
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A handwritten examination script capable of being ascribed to an examination candidate, including any corrections made by examiners that it may contain, constitutes personal data
Una prova d’esame scritta a mano, attribuibile ad un candidato, incluse le eventuali correzioni degli esaminatori, costituisce dati personali OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERAL KOKOTT delivered on 20 July 2017 Case C‑434/16 Peter Nowak v Data Protection Commissioner (Request for a preliminary ruling from the Supreme Court (Ireland)) I. Introduction 1. Does an examination script consist of personal…
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Mergers: Commission fines Facebook €110 million for providing misleading information about WhatsApp takeover
The European Commission has fined Facebook €110 million for providing incorrect or misleading information during the Commission’s 2014 investigation under the EU Merger Regulation of Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “Today’s decision sends a clear signal to companies that they must comply with all aspects of EU…
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Banning the mass publication of personal tax data in Finland did not violate the right to freedom of expression
After two companies had published the personal tax information of 1.2 million people, the domestic authorities ruled that such wholesale publication of personal data had been unlawful under data protection laws, and barred such mass publications in future. The companies complained to the European Court of Human Rights that the ban had violated their right…
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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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