News stories posted during April 2013
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05/04/2013
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The EU Art. 29 Data Protection Working Party announced at the end of March that there had been discussions in Jakarta, Indonesia, at the end of January and the beginning of March to find a common approach between the EU’s Binding Corporate Rules a...
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12/04/2013
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The EU Member States' Data Protection Commissioners say that individuals’ consent is almost always needed for using personal data for Big Data operations, for example, detecting trends or individuals’ behaviour and attitudes. Consent should be fre...
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17/04/2013
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On 12 April 2013 the Council of Europe announced that Uruguay's accession to Convention 108 (and to its Additional Protocol) was complete. It will enter into force regarding Uruguay on 1 August 2013, making it the 45th state to become a party, and...
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22/04/2013
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The German city state of Hamburg has today issued a fine of 145,000 euros on Google for its data collection during Street View operations. The DPA says that the company collected personal data during 2008-2010 through unencrypted Wifi connections....
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25/04/2013
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In the hearing organised by US Senate Commerce Committee yesterday, its Chairman, Senator John D. Rockefeller, said that Do-Not-Track needs to become a reality, either voluntarily or through legislation. “It is now April 2013, and consumers are...
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