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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Italian Court’s Reasoning in Google Case Released
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The Italian Judge who sentenced three Google executives for privacy law violations cited Google’s commercial motives in his ruling.
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Senior Google Executives Sentenced for Violation of Italian Privacy Laws
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In February 24, 2010, an Italian court in Milan found three Google executives guilty of violating applicable Italian privacy laws. The executives were accused of violating Italian law by having allowed a video showing an autistic teenager being bullied to be posted online. The Google executives, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, Chief Privacy Counsel Peter Fleischer and former Chief Financial Officer George Reyes, were fined and received six-month suspended jail sentences.…
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Is User-Generated Content on Trial? Google Executives Face Criminal Proceedings
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The Criminal Court of Milan has suspended proceedings against four Google executives to allow time to address relevant procedural considerations. The proceedings mark the culmination of a two-year investigation conducted by Italian authorities. The investigation focused on video footage made available on Google Video that depicted a disabled boy being taunted by his fellow classmates. …