The protection of personal data is an important concern for citizens

The protection of personal data remains an important concern for citizens, according to a new Eurobarometer published by the European Commission on data protection. The survey, titled “Data Protection “, has been requested by the Directorate-General  for Justice and Consumers and coordinated by the Directorate-General for Communication, is designed to support the finalization of the… Read More: The protection of personal data is an important concern for… »

How the GPDR can help the European Digital Single Market (DSM)

These days the European Commission for the Digital Agenda is defining the recommendations and rules that will govern the Digital Single Market (DSM) of the twenty-eight European Countries. The purpose is to allow companies to operate in a digital market that has common rules, remove the fragmentation, which is present in the laws of individual… Read More: How the GPDR can help the European Digital Single Market… »

Overview of roadmap for General Data Protection Regulation

In the beginning of 2012 the European Commission published the first draft of the “Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data“. It has been about four years in the making and the final release of the new General Data Protection Regulation is expected to be… Read More: Overview of roadmap for General Data Protection Regulation »

E-Privacy: New Law of the Russian State: what to do?

The September 1, 2015 came into force the Russian Federal Law n. 242 of 21 July 2014. The new law on the location of personal data requires that all personal data of Russian citizens treated by foreign companies, are stored and processed in Russia without exemptions for trade data. The operator must ensure that foreign… Read More: E-Privacy: New Law of the Russian State: what to do? »

EVENT AUSED “New EU regulation on privacy: a few months at the start”

Thursday October 8, 2015 – 14.30 STAR HOTEL RITZ Via Spallanzani, 40 – Milan – tel. 02-2055 THE WORKING GROUP “OBSERVATORY SAFETY & COMPLIANCE” of AUSED hosts the Team EuroPrivacy.info to illustrate to its members the new EU Regulation on Data Protection in the finishing straight. On this occasion we will illustrate the content and… Read More: EVENT AUSED “New EU regulation on privacy: a few months… »

Comparison among the three versions of the new GDPR

The EDPS (European Data Protection Supervisor) has published a document that compares the versions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) adopted by the Commission (2012), the EU Parliament (2014) and by the EU Council (2015). The document is available in the EDPS website. On the same topic see the post: The European Data Protection… Read More: Comparison among the three versions of the new GDPR »

The European Data Protection Supervisor opinion on the data protection reform

On August the 6th the EDPS gave his opinion on the data reform. The full text is available at Consilium web site. The EDPS points out five high level requirements: A better deal for citizen: simplicity while: Understanding what is personal information Exercising their rights on personal data All data processing should be both lawful and justified… Read More: The European Data Protection Supervisor opinion on the data protection… »

GDPR: ten steps to compliance

Following the European Parliament’s adoption of a “General Approach” in June 2015, negotiations over the regulation’s final form are in the pipeline. The adoption represents the final stage of the negotiations between the European Commission, the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers, which means the regulations are on track for being put in… Read More: GDPR: ten steps to compliance »

Internet Bill of Rights

Following the public consultation and the meeting of the Commission for the rights and duties related to the Internet, on July 14, 2015 a new internet bill of rights declaration has been published. The declaration has been defined as a constitution that seeks to integrate both rights already recognized by national and international regulations and… Read More: Internet Bill of Rights »

The relevance of the data Protection Officer role and it’s position within an organization

The data protection officer (“DPO”) is an essential component of a data privacy accountability framework, playing a crucial role in enabling organizations to ensure, and to demonstrate, data Privacy compliance. The role of the DPO is formally recognized and its responsibilities described  in the General Data Protection Regulation proposed by the European Commission (the “Regulation”).… Read More: The relevance of the data Protection Officer role and it’s… »