Just over two months after its implementation, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority temporarily suspended the processing operations carried out through the app developed and adopted at national level for the purpose of monitoring and containing the spread of the COVID-19 virus (the “coronavirus”), addressing them as disproportionate and unnecessary due to various shortcomings in relation to the protection of users’ privacy.
The registered Chinese company Zhejiang model “Znen Ves” scooter does not infringe Piaggio’s intellectual property rights on the Vespa LX scooter. According to the EU Court, there was no infringement: the Chinese scooter is not an imitation of the Italian Vespa and the registration of its model in Europe remains valid.
With COVID emergency and the consequent lockdown, the number of people who use internet and digital devices has increased considerably. The number of cases of “digital infection”, particularly from ransomware, has increased accordingly. The Italian Data Protection Authority has recently published an informative guide lines regarding preventive methods to be adopted.