AmCham Event – Data: Protection, Regulation and Innovation
A number of members of our team attended the “Data: Protection, Regulation & Innovation” forum which took place on Friday 12th April 2013 in The Shelbourne Hotel. Full Story
European Union
FTC Announces Workshop On the "Internet of Things"; European Commission Publishes Report
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it would hold a public workshop on November 21, 2013 on “the growing connectivity of consumer devices, such as cars, appliances, and medical devices”―also known as, “the Internet of Things.” Full Story
Friends of the Earth: How ECJ Judges Have Smoothed the Way for Applicants to Bring Claims in Environmental Cases
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that in deciding whether the costs of bringing a claim on an environmental matter are “prohibitively expensive” it is not enough for national courts simply to consider the applicant’s financial situation, it must engage in an objective analysis of the costs. Full Story
EU Achieves Great Victory Against Google Using Power of Juche
The New York Times is reporting that Google and the European Union have reached an “antitrust” deal regarding how Google displays certain search results that include its own properties, like Google Plus Local or Google News. Full Story
Facebook Profiles Can Be Used to Predict Undisclosed Sensitive Information
New research from the University of Cambridge shows that information disclosed on Facebook profiles can be used to accurately predict a range of undisclosed sensitive personal data, including sexual orientation, ethnicity, religious and political views, age, and gender. Full Story
Navigating the Patchwork: When is European Data Privacy Law Applicable to US Companies?
Are social media companies based in the United States subject to European data privacy laws? Two recent judicial decisions – one in France and the other in Germany – arrived at different answers. Full Story
EU Regulation On Electronic Instructions for Use of Medical Devices
Commission Regulation (EU) 207/2012 on electronic instructions for use of medical devices (the Regulation) came into force in the EU last month. Full Story
European Privacy Regulator Issues Important Opinion On the Use of Apps
On February 27, 2013, the European Article 29 Working Party (a group comprising representatives from all of the data protection authorities of the EU Member States, referred to in this articles as “WP29”) issued an Opinion on the privacy and data protection implications of the use of apps on mobile devices (“the Opinion”). Full Story
Proposals for Amendments by the European Commission of the European Trade Mark Law
The European Commission published a press release announcing a reform of the European trade mark regime, amending both the European directive n°2008/95/EC to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks and the regulation n°207/2009 on the Community trade mark (I). Full Story
Article 29 Working Party Gives New Guidance On the Principle of Purpose Limitation
The European Union’s Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (“WP29″), which consists of the 27 data protection authorities of the EU Member States, has published the “Opinion 03/2013 on purpose limitation” (Working Paper WP203), adopted on 2 April 2013 (the “Opinion”).
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