Tag: Private Law
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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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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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I poteri privati e il diritto della regolazione. A quarant’anni da “Le autorità private” di C. M. Bianca
Fiera e onorata di partecipare come relatrice, con un intervento sull’autorità privata del provider, al convegno “I poteri privati e il diritto della regolazione. A quarant’anni da “Le autorità private” di C. M. Bianca” – 9 novembre
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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 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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Il parere dell’EDPS sulla tutela dei diritti fondamentali nell’era dei Big Data
Nel settembre 2016 l’European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), autorità garante europea per la protezione dei dati personali, ha pubblicato un parere concernente la tutela dei diritti fondamentali nell’era dei Big Data. Il Parere, che fa seguito alla “Preliminary Opinion on Privacy and competitiveness in the age of big data” del 2014, evidenzia le connessioni tra…
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Nuovo Regolamento Privacy – Dossier IPSOA
A chi si applica Privacy: nuovi adempimenti per professionisti ed imprese nel regolamento UE Professionisti e imprese: protezione dei dati con nuovi obblighi Principio di stabilimento: a quali professionisti si applica il regolamento privacy UE? Come gestire i dati Trasparenza e diritto alla portabilità: come gestire i dati personali? Regolamento UE: diritto all’accesso ai dati…
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The European Collaborative Economy: A research agenda for policy support
Abstract Collaborative Economy became the buzzword used to refer to all kinds of online platform based business models in the recent years. Yet there is no consensus on a working definition for these platforms and robust evidence is lacking on their costs and benefits to society – a precondition for good policy. To foster a…
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Collaborative Economy – Study of the IMCO Committee (2017)
Abstract This proceedings summaries the workshop chaired by MEP Nicola DANTI on collaborative economy. The workshop is a part of the overall work done within the European Parliament in order to deal with this new form of economy in the context of the Single Market. This document was prepared by Policy Department A at the…
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DRAFT REPORT on a European Agenda on the Collaborative Economy
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Rapporteur: Nicola Danti “The Rapporteur recognises the important opportunities and benefits of the collaborative economy for the society and economy; at the same time, he is attentive to the potential challenges and is especially concerned by the possible risk of fragmentation of the Single Market while large…
Silvia Martinelli 