Facial recognition in supermarkets: it has its advantages, but there are also disadvantages and privacy risks. The Dutch privacy supervisor sent a formal warning to a Dutch supermarket because of its use of facial recognition. When are you allowed to apply facial recognition, and is it out of sight for supermarkets? I Chu Chao, IT…
Why are musicians not yet paid for their music through Blockchain? Recently, a student from the International Music Management program interviewed me about the possibilities for the use of Blockchain technology in the music industry. The main question is: What are the main (legal) obstacles for the application of Blockchain in the music industry? Data…
More bankruptcies expected due to coronavirus Every week, dozens of companies in the Netherlands go bankrupt. The number of bankruptcies is expected to rise significantly in the aftermath of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The question whether personal data may be transferred to third parties after a bankruptcy, has become increasingly relevant. The question arises: Is…
Your cookie consent or your life! When consent is no longer freely given Consider for a moment how many websites you visit every day. There is a good chance that you will bump into a ‘cookie wall’. To be clear: with a ‘cookie wall’, I mean a full screen that blocks your access to the…
Privacy as a marketing tool for your business Privacy compliance is often perceived as a ‘legal hassle’, ‘money-burner’ of ‘necessary evil’. But is that true? I want to challenge this. There is so much focus on penalties, and too little attention on the benefits of privacy compliance. But did you know that companies that invest…
How to deal with Privacy after Brexit in 5 steps If your business has an affiliate in the United Kingdom (‘UK’), of you are using a service provider in the UK, then now is a good time to find out the possible consequences of Brexit for your privacy compliance. As long as the UK is…
These are the Top 3 Privacy Trends that I see for 2019: Trend #1: Privacy training for personnel is key Trend #2: Attention for privacy in important moments of your business Trend #3: More violations, data breaches and cyber crime. Trend # 1 Privacy training for personnel is key The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) caused…
AI involves huge amounts of (personal) data There is a growing use of Chatbots and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in business that perform automated tasks that used to be performed by humans. Some examples of AI applications are in: image, voice or facial recognition, customer communication (chatbots) and automated decision-making. AI applications need to be “fed”…
Voice commerce rises, legal challenges too It’s estimated that there will be 21.4 million smart speakers by 2020. Currently, 22% of smart speaker owners in the US have purchased something using their devices. Voice commerce sales reached $1.8 billion last year, with the potential to reach $40 billion in 2022. Voice commerce will also rise in Europe, which…
New year, new technologies, new legal aspects If you want to apply a new technology for your business, then you also need to know the legal consequences of these technologies. In this blogpost, I share with you my personal Top 3 legal trends in technology for 2019: Using Voice to buy products, or ‘Voice Commerce’…