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EU Cookies Directive: Deadline Expired!
It expires today the deadline for the implementation of the so called EU Cookies Directive 2009/136/EC amending, among others, the ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC setting out specific privacy-related regulations governing the electronic communications sector. The provision of the EU Cookies Directive that is leading to the most relevant discussions concerns the obligation to…
WebTVs: Beware of Your Duties!
The Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) has recently published two regulations concerning (i) web-based linear audiovisual media services (such as WebTVs) and (ii) on-demand audiovisual media services broadcast on any electronic communication network. The most relevant change introduced by the regulations is that both services are now subject to a prior authorisation from the AGCOM…
Direct Marketing: Only a Privacy Issue?
A recent decision issued by the Italian Competition Authority (the AGCM) against an Italian telecom operator performing marketing communications without the prior consent of relative customers raised a relevant topic of discussion. Interestingly the conduct was not challenged because its lack of the compliance with privacy laws, but the AGCM is the Italian authority…