Data Protection & Cybersecurity Archives | GamingTechLaw by Giulio Coraggio

EDPB guidelines on the calculation of GDPR fines reveal grey areas and uncertainties

The long-awaited EDPB guidelines on the calculation of GDPR fines have now been published, but the view from data protection authorities reveals some areas for improvement.

May 2022

Right for consumer associations to file GDPR related lawsuits upheld by CJEU

Consumer associations can bring a lawsuit for GDPR related violations according to the CJEU, but what is the impact of this decision?

Apr 2022

Top 5 takeaways on data transfers from the Privacy Symposium

We share some takeaways on data transfers outside the EEA gathered with my Irish colleague at DLA Piper, John Magee, at the Privacy Symposium.

Is a Privacy Shield 2.0 a solution to data transfers under the GDPR?

An agreement "in principle" on a new Privacy Shield regulating data transfers between the EEA and the United States might not change much for businesses.

€ 20 million privacy fine against Clearview AI facial recognition system in Italy

The data protection authority issued a € 20 million privacy fine in Italy against Clearview AI for unlawful processing of data of local individuals.

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A privacy breach is not always a crime in Italy according to the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court set the limits in which a privacy breach can amount to a crime in Italy, narrowing down the scope in a regime with considerably high GDPR fines.

Italy among the countries with the highest GDPR fines in 2021 for DLA Piper report

The report of DLA Piper on GDPR fines and data breach notifications shows that Italy was still among the countries with the highest fines in 2021.

Feb 2022

Limits imposed to the right to be forgotten by the Supreme Court in a case on Yahoo in Italy

In a proceeding on the right to be forgotten, the Supreme Court in Italy cancelled the measures imposed by the Italian privacy authority, the Garante, against the Yahoo search engine through which it was ordered the deletion and removal of URLs on news events related to an individual.

Feb 2022

2022 plan for inspections of the Italian privacy authority published

The Italian privacy authority has published the plan of inspections for the first half of 2022, which indicates the areas where their dawn raids will be concentrated.

Jan 2022

Google Analytics transfer of personal data to the US challenged by the Austrian data protection authority

The Austrian data protection authority deemed the transfer of personal data to the United States performed through Google Analytics to breach the GDPR.