Tag: platform
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#ECJ: a seller, on an internet website, with a certain amount of offers is not automatically considered as a professional “trader”
A person who publishes a number of sales advertisements on a website is not automatically a ‘trader’ That activity may be regarded as a ‘commercial practice’ if that person is acting for purposes relating to his or her trade, business, craft or profession A consumer bought a second-hand watch on an online sales platform. After…
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Online platforms: Commission sets new standards on transparency and fairness
European Commission – Press release Online platforms: Commission sets new standards on transparency and fairness Brussels, 26 April 2018 Today, the European Commission is proposing new rules for the online platforms providing small businesses with a safety net in the digital economy. The new rules will improve the functioning of the Digital Single Market and…
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ILO – Job quality in the platform economy
The “platform economy” emerged in the early 2000s alongside the growth of the Internet, providing opportunities for the production and delivery of a range of services delivered through online marketplaces (platforms). Digital labour platforms take a variety of forms, although it is useful to distinguish between crowdwork and work on demand via apps (De Stefano,…
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Terms of service and human rights: an analysis of online platform contracts
The finding of the report, titled “Terms of service and human rights: an analysis of online platform contracts” partly based on the Council of Europe’s Guide to Human Rights for Internet Users, demonstrate just how difficult it can be for Internet users to understand and thereby consent to the terms of service of online platforms…
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Presentazione del libro “Diritto all’oblio e motori di ricerca. Memoria e privacy nell’era digitale” – 4 dicembre a Torino
Il volume affronta la tematica del diritto all’oblio nell’era digitale e il difficile bilanciamento tra le esigenze di memoria e conservazione dei dati e la tutela dell’individuo, della sua intimità e riservatezza. Muovendo da alcune considerazioni introduttive sui rapporti tra memoria, oblio e diritti della personalità e sul loro esplicarsi in Internet, si illustra…
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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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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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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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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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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…
Silvia Martinelli 