EU Set to Ban Artificial Intelligence Used for Mass Surveillance, Ranking Social Behavior April 15, 2021 By Natalia Drozdiak The European Union is poised to ban artificial intelligence (AI) systems used for mass surveillance or for ranking social behavior,...
European Union Institutions Targeted in Major Cyber Attack April 7, 2021 By Alberto Nardelli and Natalia Drozdiak A range of European Union institutions including the European Commission were hit by a significant cyber attack last week. A...
Uber’s UK Court Loss Likely to Trigger More Complaints from Gig Workers Across Europe February 22, 2021 By Ellen Milligan, Amy Thomson and Natalia Drozdiak Uber Technologies Inc.’s defeat in a UK legal battle over the way it treats its drivers is set to trigger...
Big Tech Lobby Seeks EU Liability Cover to Tackle Hate Speech, Illegal Content October 26, 2020 By Natalia Drozdiak Big technology platforms are calling on the European Union to protect them from legal liabilities for removing hate speech and...
EU Begins to Tackle Cyber Warfare with Targeted Sanctions July 31, 2020 By Natalia Drozdiak, Birgit Jennen and Nikos Chrysoloras Taking a firm geopolitical stand, the European Union imposed sanctions on targeted individuals and entities from Russia, China and North...
In an About-Facebook, Zuckerberg Likes Internet Regulation As Way to Win Public Trust February 18, 2020 By Natalia Drozdiak For years, Facebook Inc. lobbied governments against imposing tough regulations, warning in some cases that they could harm the company’s...
EU Prepares for Coming of Facial Recognition– On Its Privacy Terms February 3, 2020 By Natalia Drozdiak The European Union has accepted there is no escape from facial recognition, but is seeking to ensure any roll-out that...
Robots Haven’t Eliminated Many Jobs – So Far: World Bank January 3, 2019 By Natalia Drozdiak The rise of automation has so far had a negligible impact on jobs at a global scale, the World Bank...
IBM Joins Critics Calling for Regulation of Tech Firms’ Personal Data Use November 28, 2018 By Natalia Drozdiak and Lyubov Pronina International Business Machines Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty joined a growing chorus of tech executives lambasting web platforms, like...
EU Lawmakers Agree on Internet Copyright Reforms in Blow to Tech Giants September 12, 2018 By Natalia Drozdiak Tech platforms and internet activists protested the outcome of a European Parliament vote Wednesday to back copyright rules that would...