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
Telcos push EU to make big tech pay for network costs
Reuters reports that European telecom operators are pressuring the European Union to implement new laws that ...
Developers sue GitHub Copilot for software piracy
GitHub's Copilot has been sued for widespread software piracy in a major lawsuit. The AI tool allegedly viola...
Elon Musk’s Twitter is off to a rough start due to mass layoff lawsuit
According to Bloomberg, Twitter is being sued over Elon Musk's intention to lay off around 3,700 employees. A...
German Chancellor says the West needs to change how it deals with China
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz argued in a column that Germany must adjust its approach to China as the nation...
UK Home Secretary apologizes for violating IT security regulations
The UK's Home Secretary, the official in charge of policing and internal security, has been compelled to apol...
Digital Markets Act enters into force, European Union curbs big tech
The Digital Markets Act has entered into force. The new European rules restrict the power of the world's larg...
EU’s Microsoft-Activision probe to continue to 2nd phase
Two insiders told Politico that the European Commission is ready to open an in-depth second-phase probe into ...
Elon Musk promises that Twitter will comply with European regulations
Elon Musk promised that Twitter will comply with European regulations for social media platforms under his le...
Irish government seeks to ban ‘high risk vendors’ from the Internet
Amendments to an Irish telecoms bill could be aimed at excluding Chinese companies. The Irish government h...
ICO issues warning to beware of ‘immature biometric technologies’
The UK authority claims that such technologies could discriminate against individuals. The Information Com...