Advocate General opined on the right to be forgotten in companies’ registers

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
The Advocate General (AG) of the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) opined on the right to be forgotten in companies' registers: no right to be forgotten there. In case C-393/15, the Corte di Cassazione (the Italian Supreme Court) asked the ECJ to clarify the right of individuals to be forgotten, to have their data anonymized in searches attaining to companies’ registers or to provide access only to certain searchers. In particular, the Supreme Court sought the correct interpretation Read more [...]

An update from Italy on the “right to be forgotten” requests. Italian DPA mindful of public right to information

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
After WP29 issued the guidelines to help authorities to deal with appeals resulting from search engines’ refusal to “de-list” (see here), the Italian Data Protection Authority is facing the challenges of implementing the Costeja case, C-131/12 and its “right to be forgotten”. The Italian Data Protection Authority received around 10 appeals against search engines refusal to de-list results from web pages. In the majority of instances, the Authority rejected the appeals Read more [...]

The US & Switzerland sign new Privacy Shield Framework to allow data transfer

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On January 12, 2017, Switzerland approved the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. Switzerland considers the agreement as a valid legal mechanism to comply with Swiss requirements when transferring personal data from Switzerland to the United States. The Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework will replace the U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor immediately. Switzerland will begin accepting Privacy Shield certifications starting on April 12, 2017. The US has a similar agreement with the the European Union Read more [...]

Microsoft addresses Windows 10 privacy flaws

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On January 10, 2017, Terry Myerson, Window’s Executive Vice President, published a post acknowledging Window’s 10 privacy concerns and disclosing which actions have been taken  to solve the issue. Meyerson answered as follows to the several privacy flaws addressed by many, including the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL): Many of you have asked for more control over your data, a greater understanding of how data is collected, and the benefits this brings for a more personalized experience. Read more [...]

Privacy Shield update – circa 1300 le società aderenti a quattro mesi dall’inizio

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
A dicembre 2016 erano circa 1300 le società registrate sotto l’EU-US Privacy Shield, secondo il sito ufficiale del Dipartimento del Commercio USA. Il Privacy Shield è ormai in vigore da più di quattro mesi in sostituzione del Safe Harbor, che nel 2016 aveva circa 5.500 partecipanti. Il Dipartimento del Commercio Internationale USA (International Trade Administration) cura il sito ufficiale del Privacy Shield, dove le aziende possono trovare informazioni utili sul nuovo accordo quadro. Maggiori Read more [...]