Parliament and Council negotiators reached a compromise on the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) shortly before midnight. The regulation will make networked devices such as webcams, washing machines and kettles subject to stricter cyber security obligations. Among other things, it was disputed which devices should be subject to which testing and update obligations as “digital products”. […]
The targeted microtargeting by the Directorate-General for Home Affairs on platform X is now having consequences: Austrian data protection activists from None of Your Business (NOYB) have filed a complaint with the European Data Protection Supervisor.The reason for the action by the data protection advocates is the use of microtargeting by the DG Home on […]
As part of the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA), the German state media authorities have so far reported 510 pieces of content to the EU Commission. The German media regulators have identified potential legal infringements or classified them as borderline cases. Tobias Schmid, Director of the State Media Authority of North Rhine-Westphalia, emphasized […]
The air between the EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and MEPs is toxic: across all political groups, MEPs consider Ylva Johansson’s proposal on the CSA Regulation to be contrary to fundamental rights. The MEPs’ requests for amendments are correspondingly high: They want to largely cut the part of the regulation called chat control and also […]
It became clear early on that enforcing the Digital Services Act would not be a piece of cake. However, the way companies deal with Brussels legislation has changed: Unlike with the General Data Protection Regulation, “Big Tech” did not even try to pretend that everything was fine. Instead, many companies tried to comply with the […]
European agencies are keeping a close eye on the digital aspects of the conflict following the Hamas attack on Israel. On the one hand, to gain insights: What methods of attack are being used? Which systems are proving vulnerable? And: Who is rushing to support whom? The question of possible overspill effects on Europe is […]
If there is one political constant in Germany, it is the dispute over competencies. It is annoying when this blocks an important legislative project, such as the current “Digitale-Dienste-Gesetz” (DDG, lit. “digital services law”). All during a time when effective digital regulation seems urgently needed in the context of the disputes between Israel and Hamas.The […]
He was very satisfied that a Parliament position on the Commission’s CSA proposal had been agreed, rapporteur Javier Zarzalejos (EPP) said at a press conference with the shadow rapporteurs. “We have tried to find a comprehensive approach to the fight against sexual abuse online.” He said the parliamentary position contains the right balance between effective […]
Johansson’s opening statement made it clear that she saw no fault with herself: She did not respond to any of the accusations in the room. The deputies had asked her to come to parliament to comment on sensitive accusations. The first was that she had undue proximity to certain providers of software for detecting abusive […]
After the Commission already concluded administrative agreements with the designated French Digital Services Coordinator and the Irish Digital Supervisory Authority on Monday, the State Media Authority NRW now also confirmed a corresponding request to Table.Media.The Commission is currently trying to obtain temporary support from member state actors so that it does not have to wait […]