On the 13th February 2019 the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers adopted a Declaration “on the manipulative capabilities of algorithmic processes”. As is widely known, the Council of Europe is an international...
European Data Protection Board on the use of personal data in the course of political campaigns
On March 13th the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted Declaration 2/2019 on the use of personal data in the course of political campaigns. In its Declaration the EDPB addresses a sensitive issue which has...
Privacy and security: agreement between the Data Protection Authority and the Italian Secret Services
The President of the Italian Data Protection Authority, Antonello Soro, and the General Manager of the Italian Security Intelligence Department (DIS), Gennaro Vecchione, have signed the new Protocol of Intent on data...
Giusella Finocchiaro re-elected President of the Working Group on Electronic Commerce of UNCITRAL
Giusella Finocchiaro was re-elected President of the IV Working Group on Electronic Commerce of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). The election was held on the 10th of April 2019 in New...
UNCITRAL working Group IV: Electronic Commerce 58th session, 8-12 April 2019, New York
The fifty-eigth session of the Working Group on electronic commerce of the United Nations Committee on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) will be held at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 8 to 12 April...
New cabin baggage policies mislead passengers: Ryanair and Hungary’s Wizz Air hit with multi million euro fines
Italy’s Antitrust Authority (AGCM) has fined the two low-cost airline companies Ryanair e Wizz Air 3 million and 1 million euros respectively for unfair business practice, as in the regulator’s opinion, changes to their...
Italian Constitutional Court: on the online publication of income of public administration executives, balance required between privacy and transparency
With its judgement No. 20 of 21st February 2019, the Italian Constitutional Court declared illegitimate the provision which extended the obligation to disclose tax returns, from holders of elected office to all public...
Provider responsibility: the court of Rome convicts Vimeo of copyright infringement
With its judgment of 10th January 2019, n. 693, the Court of Rome has given its ruling on the dispute concerning the liability of the Internet service provider Vimeo for copyright infringement. The plaintiff was Rete...
New Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection
On 28 January 2019, the Consultative Committee of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data (Convention 108) has published Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence and...
The Data Protection Authority against the Tax Office: yes to electronic billing, but in compliance with respecting “privacy”
Paper billing would seem to have had its time for everyone, or almost everyone. Electronic billing, which is already obligatory for public administrations and has been extended to Business to Business operations as just...
Bahrain enacts the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
On 29 November, Bahrain enacted the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (the “MLETR”) by adopting the Electronic Transferable Records Law. Bahrain is the first State to enact the MLETR. The...
The Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the Proposal to amend the Directive for the Protection of Consumer Rights
With his Opinion n. 8/2018 on the proposal to amend Directive 2011/83/EU, The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) recognises the need to close the regulatory loopholes highlighted by the new business models based...
