Sony will pay up to US $8 million to settle claims against the company over a breach that exposed employee information. The settlement calls for a maximum of US $10,000 per person affected for losses incurred due to identity theft; a maximum of US $1,000 per person for fraud protection services. US $3.5 million is… Read More »
In the last version of the Privacy Regulation, the DPO role is not compulsory but an option for Data Controllers. The DPO is mandatory for all organizations of the European Union (agencies). The last version of the Regulation made the certification an option. Organizations willing to be certified should appoint a manager to lead the project… Read More »
The new EU Regulation provides for the existence of different roles involved in the processing of personal data : • Data Controller • Controller ‘s representative • Data Processor • Joint Controller reflecting , in principle , similar figures in the current legislation . As already noted in the post of Andrea Reghelin one of… Read More »
The EU Council’s proposal for the Personal Data Protection Regulation approved on the 11th of June makes the DPO no longer mandatory for anyone. What did it mean for the DPO to be mandatory in the previous versions of the forthcoming Personal Data Protection Regulation? The digital transformation, or however you may call the big changes in our lives… Read More »
The Regulation reinforces the responsibilities of Data Controller and requires evidence that the treatment carried out complies, from the early stages, with all the provisions of the Regulation. The Data Controller is also required to keep documentation of the treatments carried out under its responsibility, mandatorily indicating, for each of them, the information that ensure… Read More »
In essence, the main subjects are still the Controller and Processor, together with the Data Subject but a new figure appeared between Controller and Processor, the Data Protection Officer (see the specific category), as expert counselor on data protection issues. Pursuant to art. 77 of the Regulation, any person who has suffered damage as a result of unlawful… Read More »