Unsurprisingly, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed in its ruling on Tuesday that EU law precludes the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data of its citizens. The ECJ is thus adhering to its previous case law.The ECJ grants exceptions, for example, if there is a serious threat to national security. In […]
Once again, Google has suffered a defeat before the General Court of the European Union. The court largely upheld the Commission’s decision from 2018, according to which Google imposed unlawful restrictions on manufacturers of mobile devices with the Android operating system and mobile network operators in order to strengthen the dominant position of its search […]
Europe is still one of the regions in the world where journalists can work relatively freely, as shown by the annual ranking of freedom of the press compiled by Reporters Without Borders. But media professionals in Europe also experience violence, are harassed by the state and are prevented from expressing their opinions freely. With the […]
The digital association Bitkom criticizes the revised draft of the German government’s digital strategy presented by the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport as not ambitious enough. “The new draft of the digital strategy contains some improvements compared to the first draft in July,” said Bitkom President Achim Berg. On the positive side, he […]
Mr. Krüger, is it possible to regulate an area as unexplored as AI in a regulation?In principle, it’s a good idea. Regulation is conducive to investment in certain types of AI. It’s a way to steer the market in the desired direction – we don’t want Chinese conditions.What do you mean by that?Social scoring, surveillance, […]
The Russian attack on Ukraine did not start with bombs and missiles, it started with a cyberattack in space. The target was the KA-SAT satellite network, which US provider Viasat uses to offer high-speed Internet via satellites in Europe and the Mediterranean countries. The attack caused outages and communications disruptions among government agencies, businesses, and […]
The European Commission has launched a call for tender for a two-year participatory study on the future of online platforms. With the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the EU has created a new legal framework for online platforms. The study is now intended to analyze long-term trends and prospects for […]
Google may once again be in the sights of the European Commission’s competition watchdogs. This time, Brussels is investigating the regulations for Google’s App Store, according to information from Politico. For this purpose, the competition authority has sent out confidential questionnaires regarding the billing conditions and developer fees for the Google Play Store.The European Commission […]
The president of the German employers’ association Gesamtmetall, Stefan Wolf, has spoken out in favor of continued operation of the three nuclear power plants still running in Germany and a debate on the construction of new reactors. “I think a longer operating time for nuclear power plants is absolutely necessary,” Wolf told the newspapers of […]
Russian energy company Gazprom is no longer supplying gas to the Baltic EU country of Latvia. The company had stopped deliveries because the conditions of gas withdrawal had been violated, Gazprom announced on Saturday. The state-owned company did not give details of the violations. Latvian Economy Minister Ilze Indriksone told Leta news agency in the […]