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Turkish Personal Data Protection Board Fines Amazon Turkey

Turkish Personal Data Protection Board’s (“Board”), in its decision numbered 2020/173 dated February 27, 2020 (“Decision 2020/173”), imposed fines on Amazon Turkey due to Amazon Turkey’s bundled privacy policy, opt-out system, and international data transfers procedures which are not in compliance with the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No. 6698 (“Law No. 6698”).

Turkish Personal Data Protection’s Recent Exemption for Registration Requirement

Turkish Personal Data Protection Board (“Board”) expanded its Data Controllers Registry Information System (“VERBIS”) exemption for foundations, associations, and unions. Pursuant to the Board’s Decision numbered 2018/32 dated April 2, 2018 (“Decision 2018/32”), foundations, associations, and unions which is established within the scope of specific related legislation were already exempted from their obligation stipulated under the Article 16 of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data No.

COVID-19 Considerations of IATA for Air Travel

Not so long ago, International Air Transport Association (“IATA”) stipulated that “Over the next two decades, the demand for air transport is expected to double.” in IATA 2019 Annual Report. However, indeed COVID-19 outbreak has turned the tables, and left the aviation industry to a rapid collapse.

Turkish Data Protection Authority Highlights Crucial Points Regarding Turkish Standard Contractual Clauses for International Data Transfers

Turkish Data Protection Authority (“Authority”) released its announcement regarding commitments between data exporter and importer for international data transfers on May 7, 2020 on its website. Parties to apply for permission for international data transfers based on commitments have to comply with the requirements of such announcement.

Regulating Text and Data Mining in the European Union: Issues and Challenges

Text and Data Mining (“TDM”) is the process of deriving information from a machine-read material, by copying large quantities to extract the data and recombine it to identify patterns. The importance of TDM activities lies within its potential for exponential scientific growth. It may accelerate the process of finding cures for autoimmune and genetic diseases or provide data for new solutions to current technical problems.

Court of Justice of the European Union’s Recent Ruling on Price Offers of Airline Companies: Ryanair Case

Court of Justice of the European Union (“the Court” or “the CJEU”) published a press release numbered 49/20 regarding the judgment in case Ryanair Ltd. and Others v. Antitrust and Others on April 23, 2020. Consideration of the questions referred by the CJEU in the given judgment is likely to touch many companies functioning in global airline industry.

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