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… available here . Today the UK unveiled its “ post-Brexit global data plans to boost growth, increase trade and improve healthcare ”, which also include a multi-billion pound partnership with the US, Australia and the Republic of Korea. Secretary of State for the UK Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Mr. Oliver Dowden, declared “Now that we have left the EU I’m determined to seize the opportunity by developing a world-leading data policy that will deliver a Brexit … economy and society, but I am not sure that it will manage to maintain a standard of protection that is equivalent to the one in the EU. If the UK achieves both goals, it would represent a masterpiece and a new global model for data protection! Secretary of State Dowden seems very determined to modify the UK law where necessary to make the UK a science and technology superpower. This may come at the cost of data protection. I inevitably expect divergence with the EU regime, for example, on the … (in the short run) and India, Brazil, Kenya and Indonesia (in the mid-long run), as adequate. In my opinion, the degree of divergence with the EU depends on how the concepts of “common sense” and “responsibly” referred to in the declarations of Secretary of State Oliver Dowden of “reforming our own data laws so that they’re based on common sense, not box-ticking” and to “ensure data is used responsibly to achieve those goals [i.e. to pursue a new era of data-driven growth and innovation]” will be …
… embedded inside a legitimate product, and because supply chain attacks can allow an attacker to access the networks of many organizations in a single stroke.” I have also observed another stream of “supply chain” attacks on the rise, which instead of targeting software, target large (IT) consulting firms. A clear pattern can be observed: the attack vectors are the consultants, who typically have access to the IT systems of their clients. Once the attacker is inside the clients’ systems, by way of lateral movements, …
… Zoekresultaten 17 november 2021 door: in Law In the 1980s, in the heyday of Thatcherism, Scottish actor Ian Richardson starred in the leading role of Francis Urquhart in the BBC series House of Cards. In it, Urquhart, who starts out as the Chief Whip for the Conservative government led by Thatcher’s fictional successor, schemes against and manipulates his fellow MPs in order to emerge as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Indeed, it was this BBC version that provided … hardline Eurosceptics within the party. Indeed, this level of organization among Eurosceptics also bedevilled Cameron’s successor. Theresa May was undermined as Prime Minister by the party’s right wing, organized in the European Research Group led by Rees-Mogg, thus contributing to her ignominous resignation as Prime Minister in 2019. Boris Johnson who had arguably been the backseat driver behind May’s exit, himself suffered a major rebellion by 21 Conservative MPs who voted for a bill …
… Zoekresultaten 13 maart 2017 door: S. Hardt in Law Last week, the Members of the European Parliament decided by a large majority to waive the parliamentary immunity of Marine Le Pen upon a request by French prosecution services. The waiver enables criminal proceedings against Le Pen for ‘ disseminating images likely to undermine human dignity ’ in relation to a tweet by Le Pen that featured graphic … case law, this is “in essence intended to apply to statements made by those members within the very precincts of the European Parliament.” [1] It should thus be clear that Mrs Le Pen’s tweets are not covered by this primary layer of European parliamentary immunity. The more complex and potentially discriminatory layer of immunity stems from article 9 of Protocol no. 7, whose relevant parts read as follows: Article 9 During the sessions of the European Parliament, its members shall enjoy: a. in the … and from legal proceedings. Immunity shall likewise apply to members while they are travelling to and from the place of meeting of the European Parliament. […] The problem here is that the scope of the immunities enjoyed by national parliamentarians differs greatly between Member States. For instance, French parliamentarians cannot be deprived of their liberty without prior leave by their chamber (unless they are caught red-handed while committing a crime) and criminal proceedings against …
… Zoekresultaten 27 januari 2017 door: G. van Dijck in Law Stichting ConsumentenClaim has announced to start legal proceedings against Dutch Railways on behalf of a passenger. The question that the court will essentially need to answer is whether overcrowdedness in trains resulting in passengers frequently not having seating constitutes a breach of … One may even see them as despicable money-grabbing plaintiffs. Qualifications like these are likely unjustified. Empirical research has demonstrated what victims need in case they suffered a harm or loss. They do not primarily or not only seek monetary compensation, but (also) tend to seek recognition, an apology, disclosure (what happened, and why), closure, and prevention. A train passenger is not likely to seek money, but a place to sit. It is also known that once frustration builds, there … or at least reduce the issue. The problem, however, is that the solution that contract law and tort law provide, the law of damages in particular, is rather one-dimensional. Even though most jurisdictions allow for different types of relief, monetary compensation is by far the most popular tool in the legal toolbox. This explains why train passengers resort to monetary compensation: the legal system forces them to. The emphasis (or: fixation) on monetary compensation is so strong that it …
… Zoekresultaten 25 september 2018 door: in Law In 2018, academic storms start on Twitter. One of them has been the public concern surrounding the sponsors accepted by this year’s Amsterdam Privacy Conference . The Data Justice Lab at Cardiff University was hosting one of the panels at the conference until they withdrew. … to sign this petition, and in what follows I will defend this choice and take this opportunity to address some related ethical questions which any academic currently working on law and technology should reflect on. The petition The popular petition targets Palantir, but this is not the only corporate APC sponsor: Microsoft, Liberty Global, Vodafone, and Ziggo are also on the list. Palantir is by far only one of the companies on this list which might have or has engaged in … APC table – but there can simply be no effective enforcement of data-related legal issues without the cooperation of tech companies). As academics, we are so focused on looking within our own bubble (driven by publication rankings), that we rarely start meaningful dialogues which can benefit all stakeholders of societal issues. From that perspective, I agree with the petition that we need rigorous criteria for sponsorship, but I’d take that a step further: we need a rigorous, ethical framework …
… rights protection in dispute settlement proceedings reviewing content moderation, nor does it follow the European Parliament’s proposition to establish a new EU entity with monitoring functions. Way forward The draft DSA is definitely a promising start of the ambitious legislative reform. It rests on the noble objective to safeguard fundamental rights of EU citizens and puts forward profound approaches to some acute issues. But the DSA does not do much to alter the hands-off approach to … even more urgent in the aftermath of the Great De-Platforming resulting in accounts of the former president being suspended by the whole range of social media companies. The EU legislator might want to consider if the DSA should clamp down on voluntary moderation efforts of service providers and reaffirm that regulation of online content is entrusted to competent public institutions. It is also crucial to keep in mind that regulation of digital services does not only trigger freedom of …
… Zoekresultaten 6 november 2017 door: in Law The economic and monetary crisis that has been hitting the European Union (EU) over the past decade has led the EU and its Member States to adopt several measures to safeguard the common currency. Among them is the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance (TSCG), … necessary. In fact, the Commission itself appears to be aware of the need to avoid any automatic incorporation in EU law at it aims at “the integration of the substance of the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union into EU law, taking into account the appropriate flexibility built into the Stability and Growth Pact and identified by the Commission since January 2015” (emphasis added). Two opposed views on this question: First, we will present the … currently exists between the TSCG and EU norms, in that the TSCG sets stricter fiscal policy obligations for the Member States: The Six Pack allows for a deficit of up to 1% of a Member State’s GDP at the time of defining its Medium-term budgetary objective whereas the TSCG lowers this limit to 0,5% . Even if the European Commission has recently adopted a more lenient approach in its evaluation of the Member States’ economic situations as detailed below, it would be desirable for all …
… Zoekresultaten 19 juli 2019 door: in Law The financial and economic crisis evidenced the need to reform and strengthen the EU’s Economic and Monetary Union. As is well-known, several imbalances in its functioning – notably the imbalance between a fully integrated Monetary Union among Euro area Member States and the mere coordination of their economic policies – showed their limits, as did the possibility for banks to operate in several Member States without any common supervisory framework. Consequently, Member … Pact, the European Semester allows for the closer monitoring of their economic policies and Euro area financial institutions are now supervised and resolved under the Banking Union. Yet, these reforms have not sufficed to complete the Economic and Monetary Union and several proposals have been tabled over the past years by the European Commission to achieve this goal. The Commission launched its ‘ December package’ on 6 December 2017 which entailed five main proposals: 1. the establishment of a …
… to the outcome of the testing phase, further actions may be taken by the researchers and designers to improve the relevance and effectiveness of the icons for users. In their final iteration, the icons will be machine-readable. When displayed on websites, mouseovers will provide for both accessibility and comprehension of the meaning of the icon. Five UM DPCSR Icons and mouseovers I. Marketing Icon: Signaling to users that data processing will take place for marketing purposes II. Fully …