The European Parliament’s Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Age (AIDA) is debating the final draft of its report today, available to Europe.Table. In it, the committee, which was established in June 2020, makes its recommendations for the future policy treatment of algorithmic decision-making systems. While many points are not very controversial, some […]
3.50 British pounds, equivalent to about 4 euros – that’s how much the participants of the climate summit in Glasgow have to pay for a croissant at the conference. A steep price, even by post-Brexit island standards. Critics already suspected a French surcharge after the current incidents – but no, that too, probably not the […]
Controversial surveillance software maker NSO Group has been placed on a sanctions list for rogue cyber actors by the U.S. Department of Commerce. This will make it more difficult for the company to operate in the US as well as maintain business relationships with US companies – these will be subject to approval. The restrictions […]
At the heart of the controversy is the question of the extent to which providers of online services are allowed to look into the data of their users, either automatically or manually. Preposterous or indispensable? The real debate about this has only just begun – and will intensify in the future.Everything is prohibited that is […]
Advertising that is tailored to the smallest possible groups or individuals – that’s what online advertising providers have been promising for years. And indeed, the technology works. Perhaps too well?Because to maximize targeted advertising exposure, data needs to be collected first. This is usually done without individual names but otherwise collects an incredible amount of […]
Do you also use the energy labels as a guide when buying a washing machine or a freezer? Not only classic household appliances, but also our IT end devices such as smartphones and tables are to fall under the Ecodesign Directive in the future – and not only with information on energy consumption. Eric Bonse […]
Britain and France failed to resolve their fishing dispute during a meeting between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G20 summit. Johnson rejected the French account that the two leaders had agreed on efforts to defuse the dispute during more than 30 minutes of talks in Rome on […]
Green Week, that’s what it’s called now in Brussels. Not because of the upcoming climate conference, but because of the Catholic holiday of All Saints’ Day – or Toussaint in the Walloon part of Belgium – it’s a week of autumn holidays. This also determines the work schedule of the EU institutions: all activities of […]
At the opening of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which is scheduled to meet in Glasgow for the next two weeks starting today, Patricia Espinosa, Secretary-General of the UNFCCC, conveyed confidence and respect for the magnitude of the task: “We are at a crucial […]