The Expo area in Milan in one of the 1st examples of smart cities in Italy which shows the massive potentials of the IoT, but what regulatory changes are necessary to replicate it across Europe?
New Italian privacy cookies rules will come into force on the 2nd of June 2015 requiring relevant technical and content changes to ecommerce, gaming, news, etc. Internet sites.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming exponentially reviewed by regulators. After the report from the Italian telecom regulator (AgCom), the Italian privacy authority just launched a consultation seeking inputs from the industry on how to regulate the IoT.
The potential € 6 Bn fine to be issued against Google by European competition authorities is close to the 5% global turnover fine prescribed by the new EU privacy regime. What are the consequences for Internet of Things operators?
The DLA Piper Internet of Things group just launched a series of webinars on legal and business issues of the Internet of Things. The first webinar will cover the Business and Legal Framework of the Internet of Things and will take place on Wednesday 22 April 2015 from 3.00 to 4.00pm UK time.
The GDPR provides for the "one stop shop" privacy rule which might be of difficult implementation for multinational companies that could still face disputes in several countries.
Privacy compliance is becoming a tough hurdle in Italy for Google as after having its privacy information notice challenged it has now been requested to adopt a number of measures with an audit right by the Italian data protection authority on the status of their implementation.
The recent report from the US Senator Ed Markey raises issues on the future of connected cars because of the privacy issues and the potential cybercrimes that might affect the security of vehicles. This happens when the recent regulatory developments show that privacy and cybersecurity is on the top of the agenda of car makers and US and EU regulators are negotiating common rules.
Internet of things rules might change after the recommendations issued by the US Federal Trade Commission, FTC, and the commitments taken by the UK telecom regulator, Ofcom, which set out the principles for the future of the IoT that any other regulator worldwide might follow.