A Basic Analysis on the Right to be Forgotten
On the 22nd January 2013, Ms Viviane Reding, Commissioner responsible for justice, fundamental rights and citizenship, announced the European Commission proposal to create a new right related to data protection and privacy, that is, the ‘right to be forgotten’. This right finds its origin in the le droit à l’oubli from French law and has been debated particularly in Europe and in the USA for the past years. This right was introduced as an effort to tackle the issue of data privacy amongst the growing technological advances. Essentially the ‘right to be forgotten’ gives the data...
Read MoreWhat’s in the Cloud?
The definition of the cloud and how it operates is fundamental to an exhaustive understanding of the technology behind it and consequently an understanding of how the laws are affected by this technology. Nevertheless in order to fully understand the true implication of the cloud we must investigate what is being put on the cloud and how it is being used. One could argue that the there are two types of data being put on the cloud: a) General Data (non personal data) – which attracts Intellectual Property rights b) Personal Data – which attracts Data...
Read MoreApplying for the Individual Investor Programme
The Individual Investor Programme was introduced by means of Act XV of 2013, and involved amendments to Chapter 188 of the Laws of Malta, the Maltese Citizenship Act. The amendment introduced Article 10(9)(b), which states that the Minister may grant a certificate of naturalisation as a citizen of Malta “to any person who is an applicant, or is a spouse or an eligible dependant of such applicant, under the individual investor programme of the Republic of Malta”. This is subject to satisfying the requirements of the Malta IIP and taking an oath of allegiance in Malta. Malta is a European...
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