WELCOME to Connected Rights, your jewel in the cuckoo's nest of digital rights news and analysis. THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IS PREPARING TO ABANDON the whole self-regulatory thing around takedowns of terrorist content. Per security commissioner Julian King, there hasn't been "enough progress" from the platforms, and "we cannot afford to relax or become complacent in the … Continue reading Are online platforms tools or privatised law enforcement?
Avoiding and enforcing the GDPR
WELCOME to Connected Rights, your slap in the face of digital rights news and analysis. LAST YEAR I WROTE ABOUT HOW many of Europe's data protection authorities are too underfunded to properly enforce the General Data Protection Regulation. With just a few weeks to go now, that's still the case. Reuters surveyed 24 DPAs and found … Continue reading Avoiding and enforcing the GDPR