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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 (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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Italy’s data protection agency, Italian Garante, has offered its opinion on a regulatory proposal for the creation of a COVID-19 tracing app. The proposed contact tracing system does not appear to conflict with the...more
Following the outbreak of COVID-19 and its development into a global pandemic, organizations have been implementing exceptional measures to safeguard employees, customers and others against the health threat that is being...more
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and a number of European data protection supervisory authorities have recently issued guidance on processing personal data, including special categories of personal data (i.e., health...more
Q1/ Applicable legislation - (a) Have the requirements of the GDPR been addressed by introducing a new law, or by updating existing legislation? Old legislation has been updated....more
The Budget Law, in force since January 1, 2019, introduced the possibility for pregnant employees to work – in the event of documented good health – until the ninth month of pregnancy, and to take compulsory maternity leave...more
On the heels of the European Union's General Data Protection law, which went into effect in May 2018, California has enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")—the result of an 11th-hour compromise between...more
Amendment to Data Protection Code Incorporates EU’s GDPR - New Legislation Enacted - As of September 19, 2018, the Italian Data Protection Code has been modified by Legislative Decree no. 101/2018, which implements the...more
The Situation: The Legislative Decree 101/2018 ("Harmonization Decree") harmonizes the Italian data protection laws with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 679/2016 ("GDPR") provisions. It was enacted and became...more
Law no. 179 of November 30th, 2017 (the “Law” or the “Law 179/2017”) – entitled “Provisions for the protection of whistleblowers who report offences or irregularities which have come to their attention in the context of a...more
A seguito della pubblicazione in Gazzetta Ufficiale della Legge 30 novembre 2017, n. 179 recante "Disposizioni per la tutela degli autori di segnalazioni di reati o irregolarità di cui siano venuti a conoscenza nell'ambito di...more
UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack - On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more
New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more