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New Policy Brief Warns: U.S. “Free Speech” Attacks Threaten Europe’s Sovereignty and Democracy
Brussels — A new policy brief released today by the Open Markets Institute and the Center for Journalism & Liberty warns that Europe’s democracy, rule of law, and freedom...
big tech
TOP REPORT: Trump’s Tax Bill Gave Huge Handouts to Big Tech Monopolies
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, The Tech Oversight Project issued the following report calling out Donald Trump’s big handouts to Big Tech platforms in his budget reconciliation bill. A full...
government
EPIC Condemns CFPB’s Withdrawal of Proposed Rules to Rein in Data Brokers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is withdrawing a proposal to crack down on the data brokers that profit from buying and selling our most sensitive personal information at...
data privacy
Dangerous Data Bill Affects Us All, Not Just Creative Industries
Digital rights campaigners, the Open Rights Group have warned that the Data Use and Access Bill contains dangerous provisions that will not only make it harder for people to...
data privacy
Big Brother Watch Urges Government to Reject New Digital ID Plan
Responding to news that the Government is considering a proposal for a new “BritCard” digital ID scheme, Rebecca Vincent, interim director of Big Brother Watch, said:
“Make no mistake: the...
ai
The EU sets out its International Digital Strategy
The European Commission and the High Representative set out a joint vision for the EU's external action for digital.
As the digital revolution is reshaping economies and societies in a...
cybercrime
With Aid programmes in crisis, we risk more global surveillance
As the New York Times reports the health programmes are being cut by USAID cuts, the US Government declares them as “inconsistent with the national interest or agency policy...
data privacy
UK Government’s Demand for an Apple Backdoor Puts Global Security at Risk
On Friday, 7 February 2025, the Washington Post reported that the UK government had issued a Technical Capability Notice (TCN) to Apple under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. This...
consumer
Digitale Brieftasche kommt gut gefüllt nach Deutschland
Berlin- Die deutsche Wirtschaft macht gemeinsam mit der Politik Tempo beim Einsatz der künftigen EU-weiten digitalen Identität. Dazu haben der Digitalverband Bitkom und das Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung...
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ID Cards: UK Risks Sleepwalking into a Pre-Crime State
Building blocks of digital surveillance
Jim Killock, Executive Director of Open Rights Group said:
“A costly and...
ai
Google Research: accelerating scientific breakthroughs to real-world impact
Over the past two weeks we’ve seen a flurry of new results from Google Research,...
Weltspartag: Wie Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher ihr Geld beim Onlinebanking schützen
Sparen findet nicht nur am Bankschalter statt: Viele Menschen nutzen auch Onlinebanking und mobile Banking-Apps, um ihre Finanzen zu...
Taxiunternehmen teilt sensible Kundendaten per WhatsApp-Gruppe – so geht es nicht!
Persönlicher geht’s kaum: Fotos von Kundeninnen und Kunden, von Personal- und Schwerbehindertenausweisen, Namen, Adressen, Überweisungen, Rezepte, Kliniknamen und Termine...