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Marianna Riedo

Marianna Riedo is a lawyer of the Italian Intellectual Property and Technology department at the law firm DLA Piper.

5 articles published

Commercial Technology

The New Digital Withdrawal Obligation for Online Consumer Contracts

A new digital withdrawal obligation reaches online consumer contracts from 19 June 2026 in Italy. From that date, any business that signs distance contracts with consumers through a website or app must give them a built-in way to cancel online, on the same platform where they bought. In Italy, the new Article 54-bis of the Consumer Code spells out exactly what that has to look like.

ByMarianna RiedoJune 18, 20260Comments

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Pseudonymization of Personal Data: CJEU Decision Shapes Direct Marketing and AI Training

The CJEU’s decision in EDPS v. SRB provides crucial guidance on the pseudonymization of personal data, confirming that identifiability depends on the perspective of the controller or recipient.

ByMarianna RiedoSeptember 4, 20250Comments

Technology

EU Space Act Unveiled: A Turning Point or Just Legal Lift-Off?

The EU Space Act could mark the most significant shift yet in how Europe governs the fast-growing space economy. Unveiled by the European Commission on 25 June 2025, the proposed regulation sets the stage for the first unified legal framework for space activities across the EU.

ByMarianna RiedoJuly 11, 20250Comments

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

How the exploitation of blockchain can be GDPR compliant for the EDPB

The European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") adopted Guidelines 02/2025 on processing of personal data through blockchain technologies (the "Guidelines"), addressing the delicate and complicated intersection of distributed ledger technology with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR").

ByMarianna RiedoMay 7, 20250Comments

Technology

Italian bill on the New Space Economy: the new frontier of space law and investments

On March 6, 2025, the Italian Chamber of Deputies approved the bill that, once approved, will allow Italy to have a space law for the regulation and development of the space economy (hereinafter, the "Space Bill").

ByMarianna RiedoApril 9, 20250Comments