The “Guide on the Application of the European Personal Data Protection Regulation” published by the Italian DPA states, in the “Recommendations” at the foot of the consensus form, that: “The consent obtained before May 25, 2018 remains valid if it has all of the above characteristics. Otherwise, it is appropriate to work before that date… Read More »
One of the benefits introduced by GDPR is about conforming the terminology at European level. But it is verifiable a disadvantage related to the figures involved, leaving the Italian scheme of D. Lgs. 196/2003 and considering the linguistic difference. Lgs.196/2003 … Read More »
Aula Magna packed and great audience interest on 17/1 for the conference dedicated to GDPR by the Information Security & Privacy Observatory of Politecnico University in Milan. In his introduction Alessandro Piva (Observatory Director) has anticipated some results of the Research that will be presented on 2/2, which shows the breadth and diversity of threats,… Read More »
We all are so concentrated on the new EU Regulation that we disregard easily what is going on in the rest of the world. Hereafter you can find some news from far east and far west: all over the world private data protection and security are getting more and more relevant for policy makers, citizens… Read More »
We are all rereading the updated italian version of the GDPR text, which should be voted in the coming weeks. Compared to the previous version I thought they would only eliminate the deletions and renumber the articles. I do see that they touched up the translation as well. Some changes are marginal but there is… Read More »
It seems that the FBI is confident to be able to crack the i-phone without Apple’s support, so the court date has been posponed. If FBI is right it would be a hot issue for Apple but the key point would remain the same: can a private subject claim to refuse support to a judge formally… Read More »
Some days ago, the Apple CEO Tim Cook decided to oppose an order signed by a Judge, denying support to FBI to brute force the Iphone of the San Bernardino terrorists. Apple refuses to develop the software required to make it possible in order to protect its customers’ privacy: that’s why this event impacts on… Read More »
Much has been discussed about the right to be forgotten introduced by the new EU Regulation. But is it really something new? The wording of Article 17 Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) in the new EU Regulation is all but linear, with constant references to other articles, so its’ interpretation in some places… Read More »
Cyber intelligence is probably one of the important weapons against terrorism. GDPR is a barrier against the freedom of intrusion of a wide variety of powers in the personal life of common people. These two statements are strictly connected: that’s why one of the most heard statements in these dark days is “less privacy for… Read More »
Green light by the Italian Data Protection Commissioner to the database of defaulters intentional, to counter the “telephone tourism” for which a user switches to the new operator leaving behind unpaid bills. This initiated the “Information System arrears intentional in telephony” (SIMo.I.Tel.) To take a census of natural and legal persons, entities, associations, individual enterprises… Read More »