PinnedGabriela Zanfir-FortunainThe StartupThe A-Levels and IB Algorithms Fiascos Show Why Data Protection Should be Regulated Differently…Two scandals involving algorithmic-based final scores for high-school seniors put automated decision-making based on personal data in the…Oct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
Gabriela Zanfir-FortunainThe StartupChina’s Draft Personal Information Protection Law in 13 Key PointsThe Chinese government published a draft Personal Information Protection Law two weeks ago. It is modeled after EU’s GDPR, but with some…Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
Gabriela Zanfir-FortunaEU DPAs Issue Green and Red Lights for Processing Health Data During the COVID-19 EpidemicAs Europe is grappling with an exponential increase in COVID-19 cases, some European Data Protection Authorities issued public interest…Mar 12, 2020Mar 12, 2020
Gabriela Zanfir-FortunainThe StartupA US Bill from 1974 shares so much DNA with the GDPR, it could be its ancestorAmerica’s own GDPR was introduced in Congress in 1974. This Bill applied to government and companies, it restricted international…Mar 3, 2020Mar 3, 2020
Gabriela Zanfir-FortunainThe StartupPlanet49 Judgment brings some ‘Cookie Consent’ Legal Certainty to Planet Online TrackingThe Court of Justice of the European Union published on October 1st its long-awaited judgment in the Planet49 case, which clarifies many…Oct 3, 2019Oct 3, 2019
Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna10 reasons why the GDPR is the opposite of a ‘notice and consent’ type of lawA ‘notice and consent’ privacy law puts the entire burden of privacy protection on the person and then it doesn’t really give them any…Mar 13, 20191Mar 13, 20191
Gabriela Zanfir-FortunaWhy GDPR mega-sanctions are likely already applying to ePrivacy breachesSome cross-reference clauses in the ePrivacy Directive create a new type of creature: a regulation-directive with unknown effects on the…Jan 25, 20191Jan 25, 20191