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ITALY: Personal Data Anonymization and the Risk of the DPO Being an Executor

DLA Piper on 7/31/2025

The Italian Data Protection Authority’s recent decision provided guidance on the true meaning of personal data anonymization and the crucial distinction between the DPO as a monitor – not an executor. In a world driven by AI...more

New EDPB Opinion on Personal Data Protection in AI

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 1/3/2025

Recently, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted an opinion addressing key data protection concerns arising from the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models. The opinion specifically focuses on how GDPR...more

Anonymization and the GDPR – Clarity from the European Courts? Not so Fast!

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 5/19/2023

As we’ve written about before, the question of anonymization can be tricky. When is something “anonymized” or merely “de-identified” or “pseudonymous” — and when does it matter? This is a particularly fraught issue under...more

The eData Guide to GDPR: Anonymization and Pseudonymization Under the GDPR

Morgan Lewis on 12/9/2019

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulates the use of personal data collected from European data subjects, including activities of non-European companies that target or process European data subject personal...more

Medical Research Council Advises on How to Anonymise Information for Research Purposes

Hogan Lovells on 10/16/2019

Anonymisation has always been (and still is) a real challenge for those carrying out clinical research. To shed some light on this matter, the Medical Research Council (MCR) – which is part of UK Research and Innovation – has...more

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