Last October, a British Court of Appeal suggested that organizations should buy data breach insurance. But how easy is it to do that? There are a few problems, among them whether insurers can accurately price the risk.
Explaining why Articles 11 and 13 have caused the copyright reform to crash.
Privacy-intrusive default settings, misleading wording, and design that obscures privacy-friendly options are just a few of the tactics employed by many websites to manipulate users into giving consent.
Quitting ain’t easy and I suppose it says something that it wasn’t the data tracking, the endless scandals, the cavalier approach to laws or fundamental rights, that tipped me over the edge, but basic frustration.
The EU General Data Protection Regulation has given a new impetus to codes of conduct. But what are the big benefits of codes over certification? How will they work, and who is most in need of them?
Even the UK’s own ICO isn’t so sure. On Oct. 23, Margot James, the U.K.’s digital minister, finally admitted to a House of Commons select committee that she could not categorically guarantee an EU adequacy agreement.
Jennifer Baker is on the sofa to talk about Mark Zuckerberg’s failure to show up to a UK parliamentary hearing on Facebook.
This week Russia has stepped up its war on anonymity, while in the EU, more and more countries are opting for mandatory registration of pre-paid SIM cards and it seems only a matter of time before EU-level laws are proposed.
Facebook’s ham-fisted attempts to address the most pressing concerns around disinformation have fallen flat. Its transparency rules forcing political advertisers in the UK to publicly declare when they had paid for an advert are a fiasco!
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This morning @ricbdc and I will discuss the big questions surrounding EU strategic autonomy in the context of relations with #China, the #US and the #COVID19 pandemic at #EUIndustryDays. We’ll be inspired by @BrusselsGeek. Thanks to @EU_Growth for the invitation.
Happy Friday. #EUtweets of the Week is out
Really looking forward to participate tomorrow in this inspirational dialogue ‘A more autonomous, yet open Europe,’ with Elena Lazarou @ElenLazarou.
Jennifer Baker @BrusselsGeek will moderate our conversation from 10:25 to 10:45.
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Join me for #EUTweets of the week tomorrow. :-)
