EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework ensures an “adequate level of data protection” but could be improved, EU Commission finds

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On October 18, 2017, the EU Commission published its report on the first annual review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. The report reflects the Commission’s findings on the implementation and enforcement of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework in its first year of operation. According to the EU Commission, the Privacy Shield “continues to ensure an adequate level of data protection. However, there is room for improvement.” The EU Commission believes that the United States keep “relevant Read more [...]

talian DPA allows collection of photos of lawyers participating in e-learning to verify identity

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On July 17, 2017, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA), the Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali, approved the use of computer systems to verify the correspondence between the identity of attorneys enrolled in professional training e-courses (CLEs trainings) and that of people actually connected to the events. The system aims at preventing participants from avoiding attribution of CLEs credits to attorneys that simulated their participation in distance learning courses. Doc. web Read more [...]

UK publishes Data Protection Bill – data protection will get stricter

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
As anticipated (see here), a new Data Protection Bill was introduced to the House of Lords on September 13, 2017 and it officially entered Parliament on September 14, 2017. The new Bill aims at substituting the UK Data Protection Act 1998 and updating data protection laws in accordance with the GDPR. What will it change? To say it simply: Data protection is going to be stricter. According to the official overview, the main elements of the Bill are the following. General data processing Read more [...]

Representatives of the EU and US think EU-US Privacy Shield is doing fine

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
Officials from across the U.S. Government, the European Commission, and EU data protection authorities conducted the first annual review of the EU-US Privacy Shield. Both sides agreed that the Privacy Shield is “key for the data exchanges in transatlantic relations and expressed mutual commitment to making the Privacy Shield a success”. Commissioner Jourová said:  "The discussions over the past days were fruitful. I appreciate the commitment the US administration has showed to Transatlantic Read more [...]

Implementation of the data protection impact assessment according to the GDPR

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Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR). Regulation (EU) 2016/679, repeals Directive 95/46/EC and expands on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data. The GDPR will come into Read more [...]