Privacy & Compliance
There is a lot going on around privacy and compliance, especially in Europe. This in itself is a good thing, because data should be adequately protected, especially if it concerns personal data. In practice, however, it turns out to be quite disappointing how well organizations do this. We read and write a lot about data breaches. Over the years there seem to be more rather than fewer of them. Is that because organizations don’t want to do better or can’t do better? Whatever the reason, a good policy on privacy and compliance is indispensable in the current era. Especially with all kinds of new legislation that has been introduced and is coming, the need to put this high on the agenda is only increasing.
Timeline
Microsoft’s billion-dollar investment in OpenAI on EU’s radar
Microsoft's $13 billion (€11.9 billion) investment in OpenAI may go against European merger rules. Regulato...
European Commission wants milder cookie requirements with voluntary initiative
The European Commission wants to end the strict cookie notifications that websites within the EU must comply ...
OpenAI’s new Dublin office does not resolve any privacy concerns
OpenAI recently opened an office in Dublin. In doing so, it intends to control European data through its new ...
“ASML scrapped shipments to China under pressure from US”
The Netherlands has further curtailed export licenses for ASML equipment toward China. In addition, the Veldh...
Google reaches settlement over illegal tracking in Incognito mode
Google recently settled in the United States in a lawsuit accusing it of illegally tracking Chrome users in I...
New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft: “billions of dollars in damages”
The New York Times (NYT) has sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. According to the news orga...
Apple escapes US ban on selling latest Watch series
Apple is still able to sell its Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 Series in the United States. A ban on these ...
No agreement, but EC sticks to introduction of client-side scanning
The European Commission stands by its proposal to introduce client-side scanning to check messages from EU re...
President Biden asked to take action against EU Digital Markets Act
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives reportedly asked President Biden to take action against the EU's...
Big tech concerned about new payment services regulations
New U.S. payment service regulations could also affect Big Tech services. Big companies like Google and Apple...