Swedish data regulator fines police €250,000 for illegal use of Clearview AI
Sweden’s data protection (IMY) has fined the local police authority €250,000 (more than $300,000) for the unlawful use of Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition software. The use of the software is in breach of the country’s Criminal Data Act.
As part of the enforcement, the poli...
‘EU countries to invest 50 billion in chip development’
Germany expects several European countries to pump EUR 50 billion into the chip industry within Europe over the next few years. This would be done on the basis of targeted aid.
This is what Reuters writes based on a statement from Germany. A total of 17 countries within the EU, including Germany...
The many IT challenges Joe Biden will face
As of Wednesday, 20 January 2021, Joe Biden is the new President of the United States. As Biden said in his inauguration speech, he has many problems to tackle. In this modern world, many of those problems are IT-related. What are the challenges facing Biden?
The main issue facing Biden is the t...
‘European companies victim of trade war between China and USA’
With China and the US increasingly excluding each other from trade, European companies are faced with the choice of taking sides or splitting up. American measures are increasingly blocking companies from trading with China.
This is what the European Chamber of Commerce in China and MERICS, a th...
‘Samsung wants to take Huawei’s place in European 5G market’
The Korean electronics giant Samsung seems to be planning to jump into the gap in the market opened by the measures taken against Huawei. Getting the costs right appears to be a major challenge.
Company executives have told Reuters that Samsung has been talking to Telefonica in Spain and Orange ...
MessageBird acquires Pusher for $35 million
After recently receiving a $3 billion valuation, after a Series C round in October, MessageBird has made a move to acquire the London-based real-time web tech company, Pusher. The acquisition price is $35 million, with Pusher co-founder and CEO Max Williams and the small Pusher team of 25 people jo...
Europe wants to work with new US administration on tech governance
The European Union said that it wants to work with the US on a common approach to govern tech and digital markets. Some of the proposed plans include the standardization of rules for technology applications like AI and ensuring that big tech is more responsible for their platforms.
EU lawmakers ...
EU introduces tighter regulation for surveillance technology
The European Union has introduced new regulations for companies developing surveillance technologies. From now on, such companies will need a license to do so.
Before such a license is issued, companies will first need to investigate how their technology might be used to violate human rights, Si...
EU Parliament called for tighter regulations on microtargeting
In a bid to manage the use of behavioral ads, also known as microtargeting, the EU parliament has called for tighter regulations and suggested that less intrusive methods be used. Such practices would include contextual forms of advertising.
The parliament is asking the European Commission to co...
Apple’s new iPhone 12 might not support European 5G networks
People who buy the new iPhone 12 in Europe might face problems connecting to the available 5G networks. Telecom industry experts have warned that the iPhone 12, due tomorrow, might not connect to the 700MHz 5G band.
Customers will be left searching for 5G coverage, according to analysts. Accordi...
Microsoft releases Surface products in 11 new European markets
Microsoft has announced that they are increasing the availability of their Surface products in Europe. The products will become available in more Eastern European countries.
The Microsoft Surface products were only available in Western European countries, but now the company decided to expand t...
Europe is the world’s leading superpower in ‘enterprise data’
Europe is the leading superpower in enterprise data. This according to a new report by Digital Realty. The company used its Data Gravity Index DGx to measure the creation, aggregation and private exchange of enterprise data in 21 metros.
The results show that Europe’s presence in a versatile r...