Category Archives: Privacy by Design

The European Data Protection Supervisor opinion on the data protection reform

On August the 6th the EDPS gave his opinion on the data reform. The full text is available at Consilium web site. The EDPS points out five high level requirements: A better deal for citizen: simplicity while: Understanding what is personal information Exercising their rights on personal data All data processing should be both lawful and justified… Read More »

An international Privacy culture

The recent scandal of the data theft suffered by Canadian extramarital dating website Ashley Madison astonished and continues to create consequences; nearly 10 GBs of data stolen by a hacker group and containing highly sensitive information about the private life of the users involved, whose lives have been however inevitably affected only for being part… Read More »

Privacy by design and privacy by default

Today personal data are the new “oil”, they are among the most interesting source of income both for organizations and criminal activities, then, it is very important and necessary to protect them.  In this context, the concept of privacy by design and privacy by default, has to be considered a mandatory solution. The “privacy by… Read More »

Privacy by Design

The Regulation introduces the concept of “privacy by design”. Pursuant to art. 23 of the Regulation, the Controller shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures and procedures in such a way that the processing will meet the requirements of this Regulation and ensure the protection of the rights of the data subject. This principle is… Read More »