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
France warns against TikTok but also goes after US social apps
French lawmakers want to stop not just TikTok, but also its American cousins. This week POLITICO reports t...
EU lawmakers struggle to create rules for AI as industry booms
The rapid pace of development in artificial intelligence poses challenges for EU parliamentarians. Quick-m...
EU competition chief to investigate multinationals’ tax deals
The European Union's competition chief, Margrethe Vestager, has announced that the bloc's regulators will lik...
EC eyes Amazon, Apple and Spotify amid content law misconduct
Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for Internal Market, says the Commission will closely watch tech co...
Austrian regulators declare Meta tracking tools are illegal
The Austrian Data Protection authority has issued a decision stemming from a 2020 complaint. The Austrian ...
Meta announces another round of layoffs, affecting 10,000 employees
Meta has announced a new round of layoffs due to restructuring. As a result, about 10,000 employees of the so...
EU antitrust authorities postpone decision on Broadcom-VMware deal
The pending warning from the European Commission is just the latest in Broadcom's antitrust problems. EU a...
Qualcomm returns to court to fight another EU antitrust fine
The US chipmaker is hoping to find the same legal success it had last year. Qualcomm found itself in the E...
Silicon Valley Bank fiasco: US government comes to the rescue
The US government is coming to the aid of customers of Silicon Valley Bank, guaranteeing their funds deposite...
German states balk at letting police use Palantir technology
Bad memories of state overreach plus recent court rulings make some states rethink using the software. Som...