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ICT regulation in 2021: Four things to look out for

From regulation of Big Tech to the upcoming legislative framework for AI, I have identified the key areas to be on the lookout for in 2021 when it comes to regulating ICT.   Regulating digital gatekeepers   Big Tech has been on the regulators’ and legislators’ radar for a while, with earlier EU antirust fines
January 22, 2021 Comments (0) Share
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Opportunities for online marketplaces have grown during COVID

Opportunities for online marketplaces have grown during the COVID-19 pandemics, from second-hand clothes to artworks. Since privacy risks grow with the number of users and transactions, this is a good time for the platforms to review their approach to data protection. This article builds on my earlier article on COVID-19 business adaptation published as part
June 26, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Business adaptation to COVID-19 and Data Privacy

The measures businesses have taken to adapt to the COVID-19 crisis are unlikely to be temporary, which includes the consequences for personal data processing operations. In this article, I have gathered some key insights from various industry players and experts, and reconciled them with my own industry observations and the observations of the wider Aphaia
June 5, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Regulating the right to privacy in the AI era

What about Privacy in the AI era? New developments in 2019 have shown that the GDPR rules on AI profiling could not be timelier. From smart billboards to home audio devices, AI has been deployed to make sense of everything we expose about ourselves, including our faces and things we casually say. Regardless of these
February 7, 2020 Comments (0) Share
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Gmail is not telecommunications, rules ECJ

To the relief of Europe’s tech community, European Court of Justice rules that Gmail is not electronic communications service and does not fall under the EU regulatory framework for telecommunications. European regulatory Framework on electronic communications (or telecommunications) imposes a number of public law rights and obligations on the providers of services that consist ‘wholly
June 21, 2019 Comments (0) Share
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GDPR no deal Brexit practical steps

What should UK business do when it comes to GDPR if no deal Brexit actually takes place? At first glance, no deal Brexit should not pose a major problem for UK businesses. The UK applies GDPR and will continue to apply it, either directly or based on Data Protection Act 2018. There are no major
April 10, 2019 Comments (0) Share
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5G Privacy Risks addressed by the European Commission

Commission Recommendation on Cybersecurity of 5G networks sets an action plan for the Member States. We explore the main sources of 5G privacy risks. According to Commission Recommendation on Cybersecurity of 5G networks, EU Member States should by the 30th June 2019 carry out a risk assessment of 5G network infrastructure, including identifying the most
April 5, 2019 Comments (0) Share
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ePrivacy regulation amendments under Romanian Presidency

At the beginning of the year, Romania took over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. The EU ePrivacy Regulation was initially set out two years ago, to be implemented at the same time as GDPR. A set of amendments to the proposed ePrivacy Regulation were released by the Romanian Presidency. These
February 22, 2019 Comments (0) Share
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GDPR B2B email marketing tips

Post – GDPR B2B email marketing was supposed to be a nightmare: oblivious of ePrivacy Directive exceptions, a few advisers suggested that all mailing lists should be deleted unless consent was obtained before the 25th May ‘GDPR deadline’. Three months later, Dr Bostjan Makarovic, the founder of Aphaia, outsourced Data Protection Officers, gives hints on
October 14, 2018 Comments (0) Share
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DPO-legal counsel collaboration is essential. So we recommend LegalEdge

DPO-legal counsel collaboration is essential. That is why the Aphaia DPO team is always happy to work with in-house counsel from LegalEdge, whose COO Helen Goldberg and CEO Donna Sewell use this blog post to ask: ‘Are you spending too much (or too little!) on your legals?’  Part of scaling-up and growing your business means increasing
September 13, 2018 Comments (0) Share