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UNESCO Recommendation on AI ethics

UNESCO Recommendation on AI ethics has been agreed upon by Member States.    The Member States of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have agreed on the draft text of a recommendation on the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI). Representatives of the Intergovernmental special committee of technical and legal experts met in
July 8, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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Adequacy decisions adopted for EU-UK data transfers

Adequacy decisions adopted by the European Union for the UK regarding data transfers.   The European Commission has recently adopted adequacy decisions for the United Kingdom. Since Brexit there has been some question as to the UK’s adequacy, or rather the level of protection afforded to data transfers between the EU and the UK. With
July 1, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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EU Cloud Code of Conduct approved by the EDPB

EU Cloud Code of Conduct approved by the EDPB to ensure GDPR compliance for the cloud industry in Europe. Two Codes of Conduct have recently been approved for the cloud industry, to ensure GDPR compliance for cloud services in Europe. Euractiv recently reported that the EDPB has approved Codes of Conduct on cloud service providers
June 10, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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AEPD fines EDP Comercializadora, S.A.U 1.5 million euros

AEPD fines EDP Comercializadora, S.A.U 1.5 million euros for two violations of the GDPR.    EDP Comercializadora, S.A.U, an electricity service provider in Spain has been fined for two violations of the GDPR. The company was found to lack sufficient technical and organizational measures to verify whether someone signing up for its services on behalf
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New EU law imposes a time limit on tech giants to remove content

New EU law imposes a time limit of one hour on tech giants to remove terrorist content.    Last month, a new EU law was adopted by the European Parliament, forcing online platforms to remove terrorist content within an hour of receiving a removal order from a competent authority. According to a report from Euractiv,
May 19, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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CNPD ordered Statistics Portugal to suspend all data transfers within 12 hours

CNPD ordered Statistics Portugal to suspend all data transfers to a US based processor within 12 hours earlier this week. The Portuguese DPA, Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados or CNPD ordered Statistics Portugal (INE) to suspend all data transfers specific to their census within 12 hours, due to an inadequate level of protection for
April 30, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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Record AEPD fine imposed on Vodafone

Record AEPD fine imposed on Vodafone for violations of the GDPR as well as Spanish national regulations.    Vodafone Spain has recently been hit with four fines, with a record total of €8.15 million for violations of the GDPR and Spanish national laws. The company has been found guilty of unlawful telemarketing and other data
April 28, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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Standard Contractual Clauses may not be enough, as suggested by recent decision by BayLDA

BayLDA, the Bavarian DPA has recently ordered a German company to cease from using Mailchimp, despite the use of Standard Contractual Clauses.   In the aftermath of the Schrems II ruling, we have seen some examples of the practical implications of this judgment. In the most recent case, the Bavarian DPA has ordered a German
April 23, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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The new EU AI Regulation : leaked document reveals intentions to establish rules for high risk AI

New EU AI Regulation revealed in a recently leaked document, include several intended legislations specific to high risk AI.    The European Commission has proposed a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council aimed at governing the use, and sale of high risk AI within the European Union. In a recently leaked document,
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Spanish court rules against mandatory geolocation from employees’ personal mobile phones

Spanish court rules against obliging delivery drivers to provide geolocation from their personal mobile phones and personal internet connection.   The Social Chamber of the Supreme Court in Spain has confirmed a decision nullifying Telepizza SAU’s ‘Tracker Project.’ This project included mandatory employee location tracking for delivery drivers, facilitated through their personal phones’ geolocation feature,
March 31, 2021 Comments (0) Share