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Data breach: the reporting form is available online.

The Italian Data Protection Authority has adopted and published on its website a personal data breach reporting form, outlining the information to be necessarily communicated to the Authority, for the purpose of simplifying the correct fulfilment of the administrative obligations imposed on data controllers with reference to any possible data breach pursuant to art. 33 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”).

International survey on the respect for privacy: principle of accountability and enforcement of EU Regulation 679/2016.

At the end of 2018, a few months after the full applicability of EU Regulation 679/2016 on the protection of personal data, most companies and public bodies have understood the concepts promoted by the Regulation related to the principle of accountability; despite this, there are still significant shortcomings in the effective implementation of specific policies for the protection of personal data. This is the outcome of the international survey on respect for privacy (“Sweep 2018”) conducted by the personal data protection authorities belonging to the Global Privacy Enforcement Network.

Labor consultants act as data processors, the Data Protection Authority states.

The labor consultants act as data controllers pursuant to par. 28 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and the processing of personal data carried out on behalf of its customers must therefore be regulated by a contract or other legal act: this is what emerges from the letter of the Italian Data Protection Authority sent to the National Council of labor consultants on January 22, 2019.

“Be International. Be Digital” and the digital corporate renewal.

The project “Be International –  Be Digital” continues.  Be Digital involves Tonucci & Partners , CUOA Business School and Bonucchi & Associates  aims  to collect ten case histories of companies that have undertaken the digital renewal process. The protection of digital innovation and data collected from digital development, in addition to the study of new forms of contracts, increase the need for specialized legal assistance.

Rules for safety of drones approved by European Parliament.

On 12 June 2018, the European Parliament approved new EU-wide principles for drones and drone operators to ensure an adequate level of safety and give operators and manufacturers a common legal environment across the EU that may boost development of drone based products and services and related business. The rules now need to be approved by the EU ministers.