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Oracle introduces new sovereign cloud for EU
OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) has launched new sovereign cloud regions for its users in the European Union. The news comes as a rising number of governments and companies increasingly move mission-vital workloads to the cloud, needing greater protection of sensitive data in public clouds, especially ones in national jurisdictions and borders. According to Andrea Cesarini, […]
The transfer deal of EU-US data might be finalized by the end of 2022
The EU-US privacy shield was coined on 12th July 2016. The platform was aimed at enhancing the free flow of EU users’ data to companies within the US. EU-US privacy shield is a transatlantic platform for monitoring data transfers between the EU and the US. The EU issued some complaints about cross-border data protection. The […]
Europe’s parliament says it won’t use facial recognition, in response to leaked memo
The European Parliament has clarified that it won’t use facial recognition technology, responding to the leak of an internal memo suggesting it could be used for “biometric-based security and services to members,” according to The Guardian. The page has been removed from the parliament’s “digital transformation programme,” and a spokesperson said there “is no project of facial […]
EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager will serve another term, with expanded powers to regulate tech companies
European competition chief Margrethe Vestager, who had been facing the end of her term, will instead return for a another five years, with an expanded role on the new team of commissioners, according to Reuters. Vestager has been behind much of the European Commission’s scrutiny of tech giants, and will now serve as an Executive Vice […]
Sweden issues first GDPR fine, against a high school that used facial recognition to check attendance
A Swedish municipality has been fined for trialing facial recognition in a high school to track student attendance, in Sweden’s first fine under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) data privacy rules, according to BBC News. The Skelleftea municipality in northern Sweden was fined 200,000 Swedish Krona, or about £16,800, for violating privacy laws. The […]
Foodtech: From Vegan Burgers to Eating Insects
Innovation within the food industry is at an all-time high, fueled by the pressure to find more eco-friendly agricultural practices and the growing popularity of plant-based diets. Companies such as Beyond Meat, Phytophonics and Chirps are supplying services and products with to an ever-growing market of climate and health-conscious consumers, thus changing the traditional landscape of the food […]
General Data Protection Regulations: Effects on EU businesses
On May 3, Dublin hosted the Data Sec 2017 conference against the backdrop of the EU’s upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GPDR). The conference highlighted concerns that Irish businesses won’t be prepared prior to the transition. After all, the GDPR does not merely require organisations to avoid doing harm to individuals in terms of the personal […]
€15 Million from EU for Civic Tech Startups
This article was cross-posted at the Center for Global Communication Studies, where Kat is also a regular contributor. If we accept the premise that the intersection of technology-fueled transparency, open innovation and civic engagement is increasingly central to making government work for everyone, perhaps it’s time for new models of governance. Governments need to provide services a […]