FCC’s Consumer Broadband Privacy Rules (effective Jan. 2017) have already been challenged

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On November 2, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) published a Report and Order entitled “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services” ("Order") as a final rule in the Federal Register. The Order applies the privacy requirements of the Communications Act of 1934 as amended ("Act") to broadband Internet access service (BIAS) and other telecommunications carriers. on January 3, 2017, several ISPs and cable associations including Read more [...]

FCC’s Consumer Broadband Privacy Rules (effective Jan. 2017) have already been challenged

Posted on by Federica Romanelli
On November 2, 2016, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) published a Report and Order entitled “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services” ("Order") as a final rule in the Federal Register. The Order applies the privacy requirements of the Communications Act of 1934 as amended ("Act") to broadband Internet access service (BIAS) and other telecommunications carriers. on January 3, 2017, several ISPs and cable associations including 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 [...]