Sentences with phrase «national data protection»

In a statement published Tuesday, Germany's privacy watchdog said that sharing WhatsApp user data with Facebook, the messaging app's parent company, constitutes «an infringement of national data protection law.»

Germany authorities ordered Facebook to stop WhatsApp collection, finding the practice to be «an infringement of national data protection law.»

GDPR will replace the current patchwork of national data protection laws, give data regulators greater powers to fine, make it easier for companies with a «one - stop - shop» for operating across the whole of the EU, and create a new pan-European data regulator called the European Data Protection Board.

The Weltimmo ruling seems another good reason for the EC to try to get national data protection authorities acting as one.

The judgement makes it clear, that now national data protection authorities can review data transfers to the US in each individual case — while «safe harbor» allowed for a blanket allowance.

The Weltimmo ruling effectively means that if a company operates a service in a country it can be held accountable by that country's national data protection agency — despite not being headquartered there.

In the short term the ECJ ruling puts more emphasis on national data protection authorities, which will be fielding any complaints and ruling on them.

However the EC stressed as one of its priorities in the wake of the judgement to issue «clear guidance» for national data protection authorities — specifically to avoid any «patchwork» or fragmentation in their response, and ensure a «co-ordinated European approach in the internal market» to ensure more clarity for businesses.

The forthcoming update to the EC's data protection directive — another big EU reform still in train but which Jourová confirmed will be completed this year — is also set to harmonize rules across national data protection authorities.

If data is not covered by the definition, national data protection laws may still apply and certain activities could constitute an interference with Art 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (protecting the right to private and family life).

The judgment largely affirms the opinion of Advocate General Bot of 23 September, and holds that the national data protection authorities (DPAs) must have the power to reach their own conclusions about European Commission decisions concerning the adequacy of data protection in third countries under Article 25 of EU Directive 95/46 (paras. 38 - 66 of the judgment).

«This opens the door to large numbers of such requests being made and having to be determined, in the first instance by Google and other search engines, in compliance with a large and complex body of European and national law and regulation, with the prospect of referrals to the national data protection agency and litigation beyond,» notes Ledward.

Fanny's post takes us through the context of the decision and its content, focusing in particular on the role of national data protection authorities and the competences of the respective actors, i.e. the Commission, national authorities and the courts.

Both national Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) and the Commission were given the power to assess the level of protection surrounding a given set of cross-border transfers: the former when examining specific requests from data holders, the later through «Adequacy Decisions», binding on Member States.

2015 also saw the Dutch referring court withdraw its preliminary reference in Rease and Wullems, thereby regrettably removing the opportunity for the CJEU to pronounce upon the margin of discretion of national Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) when adopting a de minimis approach to their enforcement strategy to the detriment of individual or small group complainants.

In this milestone ruling, the Court also reaffirmed the key role played by national Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) in the European system of data protection, and clarified the different competences of the European Commission, the DPAs and the courts — including the ECJ - in assessing the adequate level of protection offered by a third country.

On 2 April 2013, Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) in six EU Member States (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom) announced the launch of an official investigation regarding the compliance of Google's revamped privacy policy with national data protection rules.

It would therefore appear that while regulators recognise that companies such as Google must have scope to monetise their services using personal data, in so doing the fundamentals of national data protection rules must be respected.

Not exact matches

We pored through independent testing data and scientific research from the likes of Consumer Reports (subscription required), Good Housekeeping, the U.S. Fire Administration (PDF), and the National Fire Protection Association.

Reacting to the Cambridge Analytica scandal last month, Andrea Jelinek, chair of the European Union's influential data protection body, the Article 29 Working Party — which is made up of reps of all the national DPAs — said the group would be supporting the ICO's investigation.

On January 28, 2014 — European Data Protection Day (yes, it's been celebrated in Europe since 2006)-- EU vice president and justice commissioner Viviane Reding said in a speech that European citizens were «in shock» over the extent of the National Security Agency snooping.

Our robust data protection policies comply with US, international, European Union, and national regulations.»

An analysis of US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data of 870 children involved in crashes from 1998 to 2003 found that through 23 months of age, better protection from all crash types was provided with rear - facing seats.

You're talking about health care professional training and the international code of marketing of breastmilk substitutes, national leadership, maternity protection in the workplace, data collection.

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They included Mr Issah Yahaya, Chief Director, Communications Ministry, Mr Joe Anokye, Director General, National Communications Authority and Mrs Teki Akuettey Falconer, Executive Director, Data Protection Commission.

It would establish a new inquiry into «allegations of data protection breaches committed by or on behalf of national news publishers».

The proposal, in the form of an amendment to the data protection bill, has been tabled by the former Labour leader Ed Miliband, former Conservative chancellor Ken Clarke, and MPs from the Liberal Democrats, Scottish National party, Plaid Cymru and the Green party.

For more than 3 decades, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had been compiling information about water quality violations across the country — but no one had published a national assessment looking at long - term trends in those data.

Last week, the National Radiological Protection Board released graphic data showing levels of UV reaching ground level in southern England and Scotland during the first week of the Wimbledon tennis tournament (see diagram).

The regulations are meant to provide federal protection and to reassure the public that their health and research information are safe, but at the same time the proposal also calls for the exchange of data without patient consent for «national priority activities» — which include research.

Europe's largest national geophysical research organization, INGV provides 24 - hour seismic surveillance and real - time volcanic monitoring via data centers in Rome, Naples, and Catania, working with the country's Civil Protection Department to provide forecasting of natural disasters.

Muller and his co-author, Akshaya Jha from the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, used annual data provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether a county within the United States was compliant with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)-- air pollution standards established by the Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990.

But data from the National Fire Protection Association suggests very few of these are from open flames like those controlled by TB117.

Colin Fricker, the director of legal and legislative affairs for the Direct Marketing Association, believes the registrar already has enough powers to investigate, provided that the government does not claim immunity from the data protection laws on national security grounds.

The National Radiological Protection Board's advice is based on a re-evaluation of data on survivors of the Nagasaki and Hiroshima atom bombs, which estimates that the risks from radiation are three times as high as previously thought.

«It's an extra layer of protection to determine if a guy is Jack the Ripper with three wives,» said William Bollinger, EVP National Background Data, a database used by HonestyOnline.

Such personal data is stored by FilmOn in accordance with and for the duration established in the provisions of data protection provisions established within the EU and it may be deleted by FilmOn in accordance with such provisions, subject to compulsory legal provisions or orders from national authorities such as courts requiring FilmOn to store and maintain such personal data at the disposal of the authorities.

Content: The National Weather Service is a component of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and provides weather, water and climate data, along with forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property.

The plan called for an «infusion of philanthropic support» to recruit teachers and principals through national school - reform organizations; build sophisticated data and accountability systems; expand charters; and weaken tenure and seniority protections.

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Bill would damage credit scores of million of consumers Consumer Action joined the National Consumer Law Center and other organizations in opposition to HR 435 — legislation that would reduce consumers» control over their own data by preempting state and federal privacy protections, damage the credit scores of millions of consumers with a disproportionate impact on African Americans, and conflict with long - standing state utility regulatory consumer protections.

An estimated 500,000 pets are affected annually by house fires, according to a data analysis by the National Fire Protection Association.

An estimated 500,000 pets are affected annually by home fires, however, nearly 1,000 house fires each year are accidentally started by the homeowners» pets, according to a new data analysis by the National Fire Protection Association.

(The data at the preceding link are maintained by the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation; there's lots more background on spills posted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Environmental Protection Agency.)

But the ammonia data for dairies significantly exceeds results from the National Air Emissions Monitoring Study study, commissioned by the National Milk Producers Federation in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Emissions Inventory, US coal power plants emitted 45,676 pounds of mercury in 2014 (the latest year data is available).

The average emissions are calculated using data from the Environmental Protection Agency's eGrid for direct emissions and the GREET model (Argonne National Laboratory) for indirect emissions (such as mining and the delivery of fuels to powerplants).

The Malenad - Mysore tiger landscape currently maintains > 220 adult tigers, one of the greatest concentrations in the world, mainly due to intensive protection of its source sites such as Nagarahole National Park, where tiger numbers have increased by 400 % after protection began in the early 1970s [17], [18], and has now maintained a high density for 30 years -LRB-[19], unpublished data).

Since the US doesn't have its own national privacy law and the EU is a critical trading partner, many US based multinational companies will adopt the GDPR as its global data protection standard.