Snapchat features keep changing since it has launched in 2011. At its creation, Snapchat allows us to share ephemeral photos and videos between users. (suite…)
On 12th July 2016 the European Commission finally adopted the Privacy Shield adequacy decision recognizing a "substantially equivalent level of protection" to European standards defined by the Directive of 1995. It sets a new framework for data transfer between the European Union and the United States. End of uncertainty after…
La protection des données personnelles est une question d’actualité notamment avec la démocratisation des réseaux sociaux et autres applications qui possèdent d’innombrables informations personnelles sur vous. Quels sont les principes qui permettent de protéger vos données personnelles lorsqu’elles sont traitées et collectées ? Quelles obligations doit respecter le responsable de…
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been adopted by the European Parliament on 14th April 2016. If for companies, the Regulation will simplify paperwork, in particular by the establishment of a supervisory authority, it will however increase the internal procedures by imposing the appointment of a Data Protection Officer.…
Dans un climat anxiogène, il est souvent bien tentant de vouloir surveiller ses proches, quelle que soit la raison. Si les justifications ne semblent pas changer, les technologies de l'information et de la communication (ou TIC) permettent de le faire bien plus facilement qu'auparavant. Mais cette pratique est-elle légale ? (Illustration…
The management of borders is in full processing to help the Schengen area to establish a more modern management of borders (for example, automatic check and identification) and more effective by means of high technologies. The European Commission proposed on February 28th, 2013, a package of measures entitled "intelligent Borders".…
The American web giant has been sentenced to 100 000 € fine by the French privacy regulator for not complying with European privacy ruling. Let us begin with some facts The Court of Justice of the European Union decided that Google and other search engines (such as…