The Commission’s interoperability non-paper
The European Commission has been contributing to the Digital Markets Act trilogues with the Parliament and Council, with non-papers on targeted advertising and interoperability.
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Interoperability in one minute
Interoperability requirements for the very largest platforms in a minute’s read (or two ?).
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Israel’s Privacy Protection Act amendments and EU adequacy
Israel is in the process of updating its Privacy Protection Act. At the request of the European Middle East Project, I have updated my opinion on the adequacy in EU terms of the amended law.
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Comments on BKA interim report on messenger and video service interoperability
Some comments on the recent German Federal Cartel Office interim report from its sector inquiry into messenger and video services, Industry Overview and Sentiment on Interoperability.
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The EU’s own Snowden scandal
A note on illegal mass surveillance and bulk data data mining by Europol and the EU Member States, following the European Data Protection Supervisor’s order that Europol delete data held in its databases on individuals with no established link to a criminal activity.
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Digital Markets Act latest: European Parliament vs Council
An update on the progress of the EU’s Digital Markets Act, now approved by the Council of Ministers and in heavily-amended form by the European Parliament on 15 December.
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So einfach ist das mit der „Interoperabilität“
Earlier this week, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung published an opinion article on interoperability which I thought missed some key information. I’ve sent a letter to the editor to fill it in.
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Opinion on the Passenger Name Record CJEU case
In Case-817/19, Belgium’s Constitutional Court has asked the EU Court of Justice whether the PNR Directive (2016/681) is compatible with the Charter of Fundamental Rights. On the basis of this detailed legal opinion, the CJEU should declare the Directive (like the Data Retention Directive) to be fundamentally in breach of the Charter.
Continue readingWhere Frances Haugen errs on interoperability
On 8 November, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before the European Parliament. Among other things, Haugen was asked to comment on the need for mandatory interoperability as a possible regulatory […]
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China’s new platform guidelines
Just-published draft guidelines for consultation from China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), translated by Microsoft.
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