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A recent and far-reaching decision by the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) has significantly altered the rules governing marketing privacy consent in Italy, introducing a potential obligation to adopt a double...more
The Italian Data Protection Authority has issued a new decision that further restricts employers’ ability to use information from third-party reports, private conversations, or social media posts as evidence in disciplinary...more
Currently, there are no specific laws, statutory rules, or regulations in Italy that directly regulate AI. As for all EU Member States, the EU AI Act will be Italy's central general and cross-sectoral AI legislation. However,...more
The Italian Data Protection Authority (the Garante) has issued its first GDPR fine for, among other breaches, unlawful retention of metadata from employees’ emails and web browsing activities. The decision applies, for the...more
italiano: Privacy per Startup – I primi passi When launching a startup in Italy, it is critical to comply with the applicable data protection requirements. Failing to do so can lead to significant risks in terms of liability...more
At the end of 2024 the Italian Data Protection Authority issued a 15 million euro fine in the first generative AI-related case brought under GDPR. According to Garante (the Italian authority), OpenAI trained ChatGPT with...more
The Italian Data Protection Authority (“Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali”) published a provision in which it established that some services for e-mail management are configured to collect and store metadata...more
The Italian Data Protection Authority has adopted an updated version of a guideline document on email retention that it originally issued in December 2023, but which had been suspended....more
Italy plays a prominent role in EU AI Act negotiations and engages in political discussions for future laws. Laws/Regulations directly regulating AI (the “AI Regulations”) Currently, there are no specific laws,...more
On January 29, 2024, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) notified OpenAI of breaches of data protection laws involving its ChatGPT platform....more
The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) has launched a public consultation on webscraping. On 22 November 2023, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione...more
By now, many of us are using AI, advising others about how to use AI, and waiting for some legislative miracle to give us some guardrails for what we can or cannot be doing with AI. A lot of effort has been put into tracking...more
Italy's Data Protection Agency (DPA) lifted a temporary ban on ChatGPT's operations in Italy after OpenAI, the purveyor of the generative AI system, agreed to implement a series of changes to its online notices and privacy...more
On April 3rd, 2023, Italy became the first EU country to ban ChatGPT. Among other countries seriously analyzing AI’s GDPR compliance, Germany, Ireland, France, and others may follow its example. What does this mean for...more
A seguito dell’entrata in vigore del D. Lgs.10 agosto 2018, n. 106 che ha dato attuazione alla Direttiva (UE) 2016/2102 “relativa all’accessibilità dei siti web e delle applicazioni mobili degli enti pubblici” è stata...more
Alla luce del recente provvedimento dell’Autorità Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali Francese, la Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (“Garante” o “CNIL”), riportiamo di seguito un’analisi del...more
The Italian supervisory authority (Garante) issued an urgent order against Luka Inc. (Luka), a US-based developer and operator of the online app “Replika” (Replika), an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on 2 February 2023....more
In data 7 aprile 2022 l’Autorità Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali (“Garante”) ha emesso un’ordinanza nei confronti di una società finanziaria con la quale le ingiungeva il pagamento di una sanzione di euro 10.000...more
In this episode, Jonathan and I consider the Italian Data Protection Authority (the Garante) fine against Clearview AI €20m for GDPR violations. It is the latest in a series of regulatory actions in Europe and Australia...more
Today’s global healthcare marketplace is marked by unprecedented transformation. The seismic shifts in healthcare delivery and drug development during COVID-19 have, in 2021, continued to demonstrate the power and capacity...more
On 2 August 2021, the Italian supervisory authority (Garante) announced that is has imposed a fine of EUR 2.5 million against a food delivery company Deliveroo Italy s.r.l. (Deliveroo) for violation of several requirements of...more
The UK has left the EU but there remains a vast array of operational and legal issues for businesses to address. See below for our perspectives on the key challenges and opportunities that Brexit presents for different...more
The Italian Data Protection Authority ("DPA") has issued guidelines on data protection rules applying to COVID-19 vaccinations at the workplace. On May 13, 2021, the Italian DPA issued guidelines on data protection rules...more
Garante, the Italian data protection authority, has issued FAQ's on CCTV surveillance and data protection. Highlighting the European Data Protection Board's (EDPB) guidelines on the topic, here are some takeaways: Area of...more