Background In current times of the pandemic of Covid-19, countries across the world have presented contact tracing apps as the solution to smoothly sail out of present crisis. While privacy professionals and lawyers have expressed their dissatisfaction about these contact tracing apps due to lack of a privacy compliant ecosystem in place, it seems that […]
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A tale of two countries: how India and Argentina are dealing with privacy during the Covid-19 crisis.
In India, says Tripti Dhar, Partner, Reina Legal, “India does not have a specific data protection legislation.” In Argentina, it is about as different from that as you can imagine. As Mariano Peruzzotti, Senior Associate, Marval O’ Farrell & Mairal said: “We have a very strict data protection law in Argentina, covering a lot of […]
Rethinking ‘Disproportionate Effort’ exemption under GDPR for web-scraping
-A Legal Consultancy firm wants to access all the names and contact details of Solicitors in UK. -A marketing agency needs contact details of potential customers so it can promote products/services to them, be it via e-mail , phone or post. In all these circumstances, the business in question will need access to vast amounts […]
Turning Global Data Protection Into Global Opportunity
When GDPR came into effect in 2018, many predicted difficult times and a loss of competitiveness for the European digital industry. However, the strict new directives marked the beginning of a mass global movement, giving consumers choice and control over their data. Europe has become a de facto leader of the global technology community, because […]
Stablecoins ecosystem: a promise that can be kept
The Stablecoin Ecosystem – an introduction The European Parliament, on 13 September 2019, issued a note wherein it observed that the introduction of a privately governed currency (here, Libra) could fundamentally challenge the current EU financial framework, conflict with EU law and tax requirements, and violate consumer rights. Towards the end, the note concluded that […]
Data Legislation Education: Businesses Must Boost Knowledge
When it comes to data, privacy and security should be of paramount importance for all businesses, no matter the size, industry or location. However, when it comes to understanding data legislation, new research has shown a clear gap in knowledge – ultimately putting business and customer data at risk. Highlighting the divide Recently, IONOS commissioned […]
Webinar:Data Protection Is Everyone’s Job, so It’s No One’s Job
If your organization has a hard time pinning down data security, it’s not alone. Many companies that build software applications give lip service to the idea that it is everyone’s job to keep data secure. Yet this often means that no single team is given real responsibility, much less empowerment, to carry out that mission. […]
Data Privacy vs Utility Fallacy: The COVID-19 Tracing App Problem
Among the many serious challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has presented businesses and individuals alike with, a long talked about and complex discussion has also arisen once again: what is worth giving up personal privacy for? Should we be willing to give up privacy for increased security? Or for access to specific services? Well the perceived […]
Over three-quarters of global consumers believe they should own their ‘digital selves’, new research from Truata reveals
Over three-quarters of global consumers (77%) believe that data held digitally about them should be their own property – not a company’s asset. This is according to the Global Consumer State of Mind Report, produced by Truata, the privacy-enhanced data analytics solutions provider. The annual report is carried out as a benchmark to track consumer […]
The IAB Europe Guide to Cookies: Privacy Promises Should Do More Than Crumble
The IAB Europe recently published a guide called ‘Guide to the Post Third-Party Cookie’ Era’ in an effort to help the AdTech industry begin to find a way forward through this complicated path. The organisation noted that the problem they are facing is huge, as the removal of third-party cookies from Chrome is the “single […]