Last month, I blogged about concerns raised by EDRI that France was compiling a biometric database of Roma that could lead to significant humanitarian concerns. Now more evidence has emerged that is raising concerns. Jane Fae Ozimek reports in The Register: The French national police force – la Gendarmerie – yesterday stood accused of…
Category: Non-U.S.
UK ad trade body condemns ‘illegal’ cookie respawning
Advertising trade body IAB Europe has condemned the use of technology that reverses consumers’ deletion of tracking cookies. It has told advertisers not to engage in the practice, which it called ‘unacceptable’ and said was probably illegal. The European wing of international digital advertising industry body the Interactive Advertising Bureau has said that though advertisers…
Advertising Devices Used for Profiling Require French DPA’s Prior Approval
Hunton & Williams’ blog is a good resource for keeping current on foreign rulings or policies impacting privacy. On October 4, 2010, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) stated in a press release that a recently enacted environmental law (Act No. 2010-788 of July 12, 2010, known as “Grenelle II”) expands the CNIL’s authority to…
Consultation on the first ever UK code of practice on data sharing launched
From the ICO’s press release: The Information Commissioner’s Office today launched a consultation on a new statutory code of practice on the sharing of personal data. The consultation will run for 12 weeks from today, ending on Wednesday 5 January 2011. The draft code sets out a model of good practice for public, private and…