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
Milan plans to repurpose abandoned fairgrounds into a modern tech hub
The city plans to create its own Silicon Valley called "MIND" - Milano Innovation District Six years after...
Macron calls on EU to take action against tech and climate challenges
As France takes over the EU Council leadership, President Emmanuel Macron has called for renewed action on te...
Google calls for a secure US-EU “data transfer framework”
The tech giant responds to a series of legal losses for breaking EU privacy laws. Google is calling on U.S...
Italy’s antitrust regulator recalculates fines for Amazon and Apple
The adjustment was a result of a "material error" in the first calculation. Italy's antitrust regulator sa...
European Parliament approves Digital Services Act
The European Parliament has approved the Digital Services Act. The bill aims to combat the distribution of il...
1Password raises $620 million in latest funding round
The company now has a total valuation of $6.8 billion. This week 1Password announced it has closed a $620 ...
Mirantis Secure Registry 3.0 makes repositories more secure and encrypted
Docker's software supply chain becomes more secure by providing a secure container registry to mitigate inher...
Europe’s global tax reform plans could be thwarted by Estonia, Poland, and Hungary
The EU had all but completed plans to introduce a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. The plan was to i...
Ericsson sues Apple for infringing upon multiple 5G patents
Ericsson is suing Apple for the infringement of multiple patents. According to the complaint, Apple unlawfull...
Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard for 61 billion euros
Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard for 69 billion dollars (61 billion euros), the largest acquisition...