Category Archives: Internet & domains

Cookie Pledge: a new cookie consent management

On December 13, 2023, the EDPB – European Data Protection Board – published a letter of response to a voluntary initiative – cookie pledge –  of the European Commission, through which it was proposed a system allowing enterprises to intervene and manage cookie directly, as to lighten the mechanism to ask for users consent for […]

The role of social media communication in the Chiara Ferragni branded “Pandoro” case

With provision of December 15th 2023, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) fined Balocco S.p.A and the companies managing the trademarks and image rights of Chiara Ferragni (Fenice s.r.l. and TBS Crew S.r.l.) for the unfair commercial practice implemented, on the influencer’s social media accounts also, to promote “Pandoro Pink Christmas”, an Italian Christmas dessert. The […]

Artificial Intelligence and health services

artificial intelligence and health services

The European Union has recently considered appropriate to analyze the topic of personal data processing through artificial intelligence (AI). In particular, high-risk AI systems have been identified, with reference to the type of processed data and the high degree of threat to which the related rights and freedoms of the individual concerned are subjected. In […]

The EU Court fines the use of geo-blocking to prevent the access to an online videogame

geoblocking

 With decision of 09.27.2023 (C T-172/21), the Court of the European Union stated that the activation of geoblocking in order to prevent the access to videogames available on the Steam platform, represents a violation of the European law on competition.   How does geoblocking work? Geo-blocking is a practice, generally realized by localizing the user’s […]