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AI & EU: time to empower innovators AI Data

AI & EU: time to empower innovators

by Fred Roeder

Inspired by an open letter "Europe needs regulatory certainty on AI" Countries can be leading in culture and sciences before they fall back for decades or even centuries. The Roman Empire is one of the many examples of human history that could see the rise and fall of

Digital citizenship to kick off in Hungary – Chinese or Estonian style? Data

Digital citizenship to kick off in Hungary – Chinese or Estonian style?

by Zoltán Kész

Digital citizenship in Hungary has become a pressing issue as the government pursues initiatives to centralize and digitize citizens' personal information.

How the EU's Data Protection Authorities handle GDPR application Data

How the EU's Data Protection Authorities handle GDPR application

by EU TECH LOOP

Last month, the European Commission's Directorate General for Justice and Consumers released a second report on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which has been in effect since 2018.

Tech-related ideas in von der Leyen’s political guidelines 2024-2029 Infra Data

Tech-related ideas in von der Leyen’s political guidelines 2024-2029

by Egle Markeviciute

Nearly a month after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's re-election, Europe is eagerly awaiting the formation of the new Commission.

Escaping vendor lock-ins in Europe: will the EU Data Act help Europeans regain technological freedom and choice? Data

Escaping vendor lock-ins in Europe: will the EU Data Act help Europeans regain technological freedom and choice?

by Egle Markeviciute

In Europe, nobody thinks twice about being able to choose between, for example, different mobile operators, if needed. The process might get complicated with various contractual obligations, but executing this idea isn’t impossible. This is not always the case in cloud services.

EU's degrowth policies fence Europeans off from benefits of open source AI Data

EU's degrowth policies fence Europeans off from benefits of open source AI

by Yaël Ossowski

Irish privacy rulings on Meta's AI rollout threaten open source AI and innovation for European consumers.

4 reasons why we can’t have #ChatControl in the EU Data

4 reasons why we can’t have #ChatControl in the EU

by Egle Markeviciute

The EU Council's vote on CSAM / ChatControl has been postponed to Thursday, June 20th. The proposals, aimed at combating children’s sexual exploitation and abuse online, are problematic from a privacy, value, and technical perspective. 

Unmasking the plan to restrict encryption and private messaging in Europe Data

Unmasking the plan to restrict encryption and private messaging in Europe

by Yaël Ossowski

Can European law enforcement agencies force messaging services to crack open the contents of their users' communications to scan for and retain illegal material?

Israel’s example holds three key takeaways for EU cybersecurity Data Security

Israel’s example holds three key takeaways for EU cybersecurity

by Emil Panzaru

The secrets to Israel's enduring success offer great lessons for players like the European Union who are looking to build their future cybersecurity capacity.

Innovation and consumer-centric insights into the EU’s digital policies and initiatives