A new Italian court ruling on the DPO liability regime under GDPR in the context of cyber fraud confirms that Data Protection Officers bear no responsibility for cybersecurity breaches caused by their clients' failure to act on documented recommendations.
AI sentiment analysis in the workplace raises critical questions under both the GDPR and the AI Act, as confirmed by a recent warning issued by the Italian Data Protection Authority against Myndoor S.r.l., a company offering a stress-detection plug-in for Slack and Teams corporate chats.
The new framework on NIS2 categorization in Italy introduces significant compliance obligations for entities falling within the scope of the Italian NIS2 regime. The purpose of the categorization exercise is to enable ACN to determine which additional cybersecurity measures will apply depending on the services provided by the relevant entity.
Privacy vs innovation and competitiveness is no longer a theoretical debate—it is becoming one of the defining policy tensions shaping the future of the European economy.
The Italian Data Protection Authority (the Garante) issued a decision that significantly expands the right of access by former employees to their work related emails putting companies at risk of the disclosure of considerable trade secrets and confidential information. While the ruling reinforces the right of access under Article 15 GDPR, it also creates a difficult — and potentially risky — scenario for businesses handling corporate email accounts.
The European Commission has just published for feedback its long-awaited draft guidance to assist companies in applying the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a landmark EU regulation aiming to strengthen cybersecurity across the digital product landscape.
AI liability under the Defective Products Directive will fundamentally change the legal framework for software and artificial intelligence in the European Union from 9 December 2026. Directive (EU) 2024/2853 introduces a clear and disruptive principle: software and AI systems are products for the purposes of strict liability.
