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Digital Single Market: European Parliament adopts new regulation on the free flow of non-personal data in the EU

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On October 4, 2018, the European Parliament adopted the proposed EU Regulation on the Free Flow of Non-Personal Data in the European Union. The Regulation aims at removing obstacles to the free movement of non-personal data within the European Union. The Regulation does not cover data mobility outside the EU. The approved Regulation does not have an impact on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as it does not cover personal data. The two Regulations will Read more [...]

Portuguese hospital challenges GDPR EUR 400,000 fine

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On October 10, 2018, the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD) found the Barreiro Hospital guilty of violating the integrity and confidentiality principle and the data minimization principle set forth by the GDPR. According to this source, the infringements were punished with a fine of €400,000. The hospital is going to fight the fine, this source says.   Originally published on Technethics on October 2018     Read more [...]

Draft of U.S. Data Protection Act lands in Senate for discussion: high fines and jail time are a possibility

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On November 1, 2018, Senator Ron Wyden introduced for discussion the draft of a new Consumer Data Protection Act (Bill SIL18B29). The Bill aims at allowing consumers “to control the sale and sharing of their data, gives the FTC the authority to be an effective cop on the beat, and will spur a new market for privacy-protecting services.” The Bill would strengthen the FTC’s role by vesting it with the power to: establish minimum privacy and cybersecurity standards; Read more [...]

EU Parliament resolution to boost DLTs in Europe

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On October 3, 2018, the European Parliament published a resolution on distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) and blockchain. DLTs and blockchain are the technologies behind bitcoin and other crypto currencies, and basically consist in a ledger of digital information maintained in decentralised form across a large network of computers. See here for more information. The EU Parliament supports the development and use of DLT specifically because it “promotes the empowerment of citizens by Read more [...]

Report on the Blockchain and the GDPR by the European Union Blockchain Observatory and Forum

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On October 16, 2018, the European Union Blockchain Observatory and Forum published a thematic report on the Blockchain and the GDPR (“Report”). The report includes the input of a number of different stakeholders and sources. The report aims at answering the question of whether GDPR compliant blockchain is possible. The paper highlights a fundamental point: there isn’t per se a GDPR compliant technology; it is the way the technology is used that must be compliant with the GDPR’s Read more [...]