Here you can read some articles on Italian and international privacy, cybersecurity and data protection issues drafted by either Giulio Coraggio or the other authors of GamingTechLaw.
As mentioned, my law firm DLA Piper held yesterday an interesting seminar in Rome named "Sports betting crisis in Italy – how to reverse the decline?" which was very well attended by most of the sportsbetting operators within the Italian market and whose main presentations are available here.
Wearable technologies and the Internet of Things are becoming a really exciting topic and each time we review different products for clients, we find out an additional legal implication that might be relevant in the sector. After having published a post on wearable technologies and privacy and a second post on wearable technologies in the healthcare sector with reference to eHealth technologies, I am now running a webinar organized by the Global Lawyers Association on wearable technologies, privacy and intellectual property rights.
I previously reported that Italian videolottery operators had been offered with the option to settle the massive fines issued against them through the payment of 20% of their value. The term for the payment expired and it appears that only some of them can now relax on the beach...
Banking digitalization with reference to the relationship between retail banks and customers is a must in an economy where according to estimates the usage of tablets has increased by 70% in the last year and physical contacts between bank branches and customers have reduced by 20% in the last decade. And such technological development is now supported by the appropriate regulatory environment that however at least in Italy requires to comply with quite stringent requirements.
