Laura Liguori of Portolano Cavallo provides highlights on the Italian Data Protection Authority’s new version of its guidelines for cookies and other tracking mechanisms.
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Italian Garante Fines Deliveroo 2.5M Euros for Unlawful Processing of Personal Data
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On August 2, 2021, the Italian Data Protection Authority announced that it had levied a €2,500,000 fine on Deliveroo Italy s.r.l. for the unlawful processing of personal data of approximately 8,000 Deliveroo riders and various infringements of the GDPR.
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Italian Garante Fines Telecoms Provider 17 Million Euros for Direct Marketing Infringements
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On July 13, 2020, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, “Garante”) announced that it levied a €16,729,600 fine on telecoms provider Wind Tre S.p.A. (“Wind Tre”) for several unlawful data processing activities, mostly related to direct marketing.
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Italian Garante Fines Bank 600,000 Euros for Pre-GDPR Data Breach
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The Italian Data Protection Authority recently announced that it had levied a 600,000 euro fine on a banking institution for several violations of the Italian Personal Data Protection Code, in its pre-General Data Protection Regulation form. …
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The Global Privacy Assembly Approves Data Sharing to Fight Coronavirus Pandemic
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On March 17, 2020, the Executive Committee of the Global Privacy Assembly issued a statement giving their support to the sharing of personal data by organizations and governments for the purposes of fighting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Italian Garante Fines Telecom Company 27.8 Million Euros for Unlawful Marketing Practices
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On February 1, 2020, the Italian Data Protection Authority announced that it had levied a fine of 27.8 Million Euros on TIM S.p.A., a telecommunications company, for several unlawful marketing data processing practices.
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European Parliament Announces New European Data Protection Supervisor
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The European Parliament has announced that the former head of the Italian Data Protection Authority, Giovanni Buttarelli, will be appointed as the new European Data Protection Supervisor, and Polish regulator Wojciech Wiewiórowski will be his deputy.
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Centre’s Risk Workshop II in Brussels Emphasizes that Risk-Based Approach to Privacy Does Not Change Legal Obligations but Helps Calibrate Their Effective Implementation
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On November 18, 2014, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams held the second workshop in its ongoing work on the risk-based approach to privacy and a Privacy Risk Framework. Approximately 70 Centre members, privacy regulators and other privacy experts met in Brussels to discuss the benefits and challenges of the risk-based approach, operationalizing risk assessments within organizations, and employing risk analysis in enforcement. …
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Council of the European Union Discusses Progress on the Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation
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On June 6, 2013, the European Union’s Justice and Home Affairs Council held legislative deliberations regarding the key issues of the European Commission’s proposed General Data Protection Regulation. The discussions were based on the Irish Presidency’s draft compromise text on Chapters I to IV of the Proposed Regulation.
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International Data Protection Authorities Scold Google Over Privacy Concerns
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Data protection authorities from ten countries around the world issued a strongly worded letter to Google expressing concern about the company’s privacy practices, and signaling an intent to pursue multilateral enforcement measures.
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