Data & Privacy

07-09-2023

EU Data Act: A catalyst for the European data economy

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With a new text of the EU Data Act unveiled by EU legislators on 27 June, it should be considered whether the legislative proposal will be a catalyst or roadblock to the vision of a “Europe fit for the digital age”, write Francesca Blythe, Lauren Cuyvers, and Matthias Bruynseraede.

27-01-2023

Privacy and data protection too often suspended at EU borders

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Privacy and data protection are part of the human rights too often suspended at the borders of the European Union - as long as we continue treating migration as a 'problem', fundamental rights will remain compromised, Wojciech Wiewiórowski writes.

Data protection 14-10-2022

EU-US Privacy Framework needs a long hard look

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The Commission has endorsed enthusiastically a recent US order to implement a new framework to protect the privacy of personal data shared between the US and Europe. Dick Roche begs to differ.

Technology 25-08-2022

European Sovereignty or a shadow of protectionism?

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The EU should temper its vigorous pursuit of sovereignty through regulatory power. It should instead lead to an alternative model of international digital cooperation based on setting common technological standards with other democratic nations.

08-04-2022

Banning Dark Patterns – Far From a Light Task

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Dark patterns refer to how internet platforms trick and deceive users into clicking on something they don’t want to do.

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14-01-2022

The EU needs legislation on access to in-vehicle data

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Digitalisation has the potential to revolutionize the way we use, maintain, repair, and insure cars; the existing sector-specific legislation needs some overhaul to keep allowing consumers to control and manage data flows that they generate while using their vehicles.

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Future EU 04-01-2022

Why Europe? On European Purpose and Power

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The world is fragmented and the future is uncertain. New paradigms and narratives are emerging. Why should Europe then be the answer? And what makes Europe “European”? Europa can best be understood by its history, its sufferings and revolutions, the …

Competition 25-11-2021

Narrowing Data Protection’s Enforcement Gap

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Democratic governments around the world have decided that these data protection regulatory regimes are here to stay. Societies must now ensure that these laws lead to meaningful improvements on the ground.

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Economy 25-11-2021

Brave New World of Work?

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Justin Nogarede is Digital Policy Adviser at FEPS (Foundation for European Progressive Studies). Introduction With the Covid-19 pandemic, the shift to digital tools and algorithmic systems at the workplace has accelerated. While some of this is obviously helpful – such as remote …

Technology 10-11-2021

Enough is enough! Rein in the giants.

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The newly inaugurated Norwegian government must do their utmost to restrict the powers of the international tech giants. So should the European Union and legislators in other countries.

Global Europe 25-05-2021

Trouble for Facebook and major challenge for Europe

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The 14 May rejection by the Irish High Court of an appeal by Facebook against the proposals by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) spells trouble for Facebook and poses real challenges for the EU, writes Dick Roche.

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Technology 10-05-2021

Why the impasse on data flows threatens Europe’s digital recovery

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Most people’s image of world trade will be a huge container ship similar to the one that was recently stuck in the Suez canal, full of cars, clothes and other goods. However, the modern global economy increasingly runs on huge …

Data protection 30-04-2021

EU-US in collision course on privacy

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For seven decades the United States and Europe have been moving in different directions on the right to privacy, and these days a major clash on the issue is now very much in prospect, writes Dick Roche.

Global Europe 09-04-2021

The challenge of protecting European privacy from Uncle Sam’s snoopers

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The findings of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) in the two cases arising from complaints against Facebook by Austrian privacy campaigner Max Schrems highlight the fundamentally opposed approaches towards data and personal privacy in the EU and the US, writes Dick Roche.

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Technology 09-03-2021

The Future of Work: an interview with John Porter

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With the launch of the new Deloitte report ‘The Future of Work is Here’, John Porter, CEO of Telenet, gives his views on how he and the company are looking at the future of work, especially …

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Technology 02-02-2021

Europe’s top 5 priorities to kick-start the digital decade

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Europe is still reeling from the pandemic’s effects and many countries are battling a third wave. Digital technologies have been proven to be essential in the crisis and are rightly viewed as a way to reinvent Europe’s economy after COVID. …

Stakeholder Opinion
Health 18-12-2020

Unlocking data and embracing digital technologies to transform citizens’ health and wellbeing

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If the coronavirus pandemic and Europe-wide lockdowns taught us one thing, it is just how reliant we all are on digital technologies – including for our own health, and that data was in the right place at the right time to …

The EU's cloud infrastructure project, Gaia-X, poses a great risk of destroying the European ecosystem and hopes of sovereignty after the recent inclusion of some of the world's largest tech firms, write Stefane Fermigier and Sven Franck.
Technology 23-11-2020

Gaia-X: A trojan horse for Big Tech in Europe

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The EU's cloud infrastructure initiative, Gaia-X, poses a great risk of destroying the European ecosystem and hopes of sovereignty after the inclusion of some of the world's largest tech firms in the project, write Stefane Fermigier and Sven Franck.

The EU's proposed Online Terrorist Content Regulation and the Intertim Regulation on child abuse materials raise serious fundamental rights concerns, says Eliška Pírková.
Technology 19-11-2020

The fundamental rights concerns at the heart of new EU online content rules

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The EU's proposed Online Terrorist Content Regulation and the Intertim Regulation on child abuse materials raise serious fundamental rights concerns, says Eliška Pírková.

The European Union hopes Joseph Biden’s incoming administration will clarify the U.S. position on digital taxation within two months of taking office, a French Finance Ministry source said on Monday (30 November).
Internet governance 09-11-2020

In protecting Europe’s data, can EU regulation keep up with Chinese tech?

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Europe's strategic autonomy and its ability to protect its citizens’ data privacy could depend on whether the Digital Services Act can keep up with China's influence over the technologies that shape our daily lives, writes Nicolas Tenzer.

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Cybersecurity 05-03-2019

Digital trust is built on standards and facts

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Trust is the foundation for a healthy digital environment. But as technology evolves, building trust becomes more difficult. Telecom operators that once ran closed networks are now running open ones connected to the internet. The world lacks a common and unified understanding of cybersecurity.

Data protection 26-10-2018

Fighting digital authoritarianism: three proposals on how to tackle online interference

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Our democracies in Europe are under attack from all sides – and online manipulations through fake news are at the heart of this threat.

Technology 07-09-2018

ePrivacy: Over-regulation or opportunity?

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As debate over the draft ePrivacy Regulation resumes, it transpires that economic research from the ad tech lobby has grossly misled the European Parliament and the Council, writes Dr Johnny Ryan.

Data protection 04-06-2018

GDPR: Time to walk the talk

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The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is good news for consumers. But its promise will only materialise if industry changes its mindset about data protection and if the law is supported by a strong compliance and enforcement culture, writes Ursula Pachl.