Tag: Law
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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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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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Right to be forgotten – Blocage par nom de domaine ou par géoblocage
La rapporteure publique du Conseil d’Etat a recommandé mercredi 28 juin de consulter la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) sur l’ampleur de l’application du droit à l’oubli par Google, afin d’avoir une position européenne harmonisée. La Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (Cnil) avait infligé une amende à Google lui reprochant de…
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Nuovo Regolamento Ue sulla privacy. Dal Garante la prima Guida applicativa
Il Garante per la privacy ha elaborato una prima Guida all’applicazione del Regolamento UE 2016/679 in materia di protezione dei dati personali. La Guida traccia un quadro generale delle principali innovazioni introdotte dalla normativa e fornisce indicazioni utili sulle prassi da seguire e gli adempimenti da attuare per dare corretta applicazione alla normativa, già in…
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Privacy Shield: key deficiencies urgently need to be resolved, MEPs say
LIBE Press release – Fundamental rights − 23-03-2017 – 17:34 The EU Commission must ensure that the EU – US Privacy Shield for data transfers for commercial purposes provides sufficient personal data protection to comply with the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the new EU data protection rules, said Civil Liberties Committee MEPs voting…
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Le Linee Guida del Consiglio d’Europa per la protezione dei diritti nell’era dei Big Data
Nel gennaio 2017 il Consiglio d’Europa ha pubblicato alcune Linee Guida per la protezione degli individui con riguardo al trattamento dei dati personali nell’era dei Big Data (“Guidelines on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data in a world of Big Data”), nelle quali sono precisati alcuni dei principi e…
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EPRS – Towards new rules on sales and digital content Analysis of the key issues
EPRS | European Parliamentary Research Service In 2015, the Commission presented two proposals for directives: on the online sale of goods to consumers, and on the supply of digital content to consumers. The legal basis for the proposals is Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which empowers the…
Silvia Martinelli 