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Biden Admin. Adds ‘Mercenary Spyware’ Firms to Ban List

Biden Admin. Adds ‘Mercenary Spyware’ Firms to Ban List

| | android spyware, Biden administration, Commerce Department, Cytrox, Department of Commerce, Entity List, eu, Europe, European Union, European Union (EU), Intellexa, iOS spyware, Malware Spyware, Predator spyware, SB Blogwatch, spyware
European cousins Intellexa and Cytrox essentially banned by Commerce Dept. — Predator/ALIEN not welcome in U.S ...
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As Goes GDPR, So Goes AI: EU Leads With Proposed AI Law

| | AI, Data Privacy, Data Security, eu, European Union, GDPR, legislation, pii
The EU has proposed legislation that would govern the use of AI and could be used for a blueprint by other countries looking to put guardrails around the technology ...
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GDPR FAIL: US Firm ‘Profiles Half the World’ — it’s Max Schrems Again

| | Belgium, BICS, Data Privacy, EEA, eu, EU GDPR, EU Privacy Shield, EU-US Privacy Shield, Europe, Europe Regulation, European Compliance, European Court of Human Rights, European Digital Rights, European Union, European Union (EU), GDPR, GDPR compliance, gdpr eu, GDPR fine, GDPR violations, Privacy, Privacy Shield, Proximus, risk scoring, safe harbor, SB Blogwatch, Schrems, Schrems II, Scoring, social credit scores, TeleSign, Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework
NYOB accuses TeleSign, Proximus and BICS of misusing phone users’ private data. Reputation scoring = privacy violation? ...
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Insights into the Digital Services Act: Unveiling the First Designated Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines

| | Digital Services Act, European Union, Uncategorized
The European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA), which aims to improve consumer rights and protections in the digital realm and strengthen legal certainty, fairness, and harmonization of laws that apply to digital ...
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The EU to the AI Rescue (Again)

The EU to the AI Rescue (Again)

| | AI, Artificial Intelligence, European Union, machine learning, regulation
The EU to the AI Rescue (Again)2 min read·Just now--Leading the Way in Compliance and Regulations — ThankfullyThe Artificial Intelligence Act of 2021, released by the European Union, is an incredible moment ...
Stories by John P. Gormally, SR on Medium
Facebook Fined $1.3B — Zuckerberg Furious in GDPR Fight

Facebook Fined $1.3B — Zuckerberg Furious in GDPR Fight

| | Data Privacy, EEA, eu, EU GDPR, EU Privacy Shield, EU-US Privacy Shield, Europe, Europe Regulation, European Compliance, European Court of Human Rights, European Digital Rights, European Union, European Union (EU), facebook, Facebook data, facebook fine, GDPR, GDPR compliance, gdpr eu, GDPR fine, GDPR violations, Meta, Privacy, Privacy Shield, safe harbor, Schrems, Schrems II, Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework
GDPR Move for Mark’s Money: No legal way to move Europeans’ data to the US since 2015. Cloud industry better take note ...
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Defending Your Digital Services: An Inside Look at the European Cyber Resilience Act

| | Cybersecurity, European Union, Law
Successful cyberattacks against both hardware and software products are becoming disturbingly frequent. According to Cybersecurity Ventures, cybercrime cost the world an estimated 7 trillion USD in 2022. With such a high price ...
Stories by Barak Brudo on Medium
EU Has Lost the Plot, Will Ban Encryption — Think of the Children

EU Has Lost the Plot, Will Ban Encryption — Think of the Children

| | child sexual exploitation, CSAM, encryption, eu, European Union, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, Won’t somebody think of the children?
The European Union “is failing to protect children.” Something must be done—and, yes, what they’re proposing is indeed something ...
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NSO Group Spied on European Union—on French Orders?

NSO Group Spied on European Union—on French Orders?

| | Apple, Didier Reynders, eu, European Union, FORCEDENTRY, france, Imagine thinking a commissioner’s phone contents would give any insight into what’s happening at the commission, iPhone, NSO, NSO Group, Pegasus, Privacy, QuaDream, SB Blogwatch
An espionage attempt was made by an NSO Group customer to hack the phones of senior EU officials ...
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Facebook’s Threat to Exit Europe—EU Waves Buh-Bye

| | European Union, facebook, GDPR, Meta, Privacy, Privacy Shield, safe harbor, SB Blogwatch, Zuckerberg's empty threats
Meta, Facebook’s parent, warned investors that it might need to pull out of Europe. Here’s why … ...
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