Final rules to be published by 21st December, following consultation UK regulator, Ofcom, has proposed a series of measures implementing protections for consumers under the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC), reports Telegeography. Having left the EU, the UK is obliged to implement the EECC before the transition period ends on the 31st December 2020. Elements include a ban… [Read More]
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Tech Groups ask EU to limit liability for content moderation
EDiMA report proposes legal protections similar to US The Financial Times says that a report from the European Digital Media Association calls on the EU to create legal protection framework for platforms when policing harmful content. Under current rules, online platforms are not liable for material on their sites unless they have ‘actual knowledge’ of… [Read More]
IIC Press Release – IRF 2020: Regulators look to the post-Covid era
Communications policymakers debate the urgent need for greater connectivity ‘You’ve responded better than you ever possibly thought’. Chris Chapman, president of the International Institute of Communications, opened the annual International Regulators Forum (IRF), by drawing attention to the ability of regulatory bodies to implement rapid changes in the face of Covid-19. But he went on… [Read More]
WINNING ENTRY – SOFIA MANCILLA
The Gossip Algorithm – No human intervention in the context of AI and privacy We are nothing more but data in the digital world. Information is power and in the digital economy, data is the most valuable resource. Collecting information about individuals is a millenary activity…What is new is that never before information about us… [Read More]
ABUBAKAR SADIQ
: Is It Possible To Breach Privacy When There Is No Human In The Loop It is very possible to breach privacy without human in the loop, Privacy protection has become a hot topic in recent years, due mainly to the ever-growing pervasiveness of new technologies and to the millions of individuals around the world… [Read More]
CLAIRE BARRACLOUGH
Is It Possible To Breach Privacy When There Is No Human In The Loop Privacy is a word which is frequently bounded around without proper consideration of what it actually means, or what the user intends it to mean. It is one of those words that can mean different things to different people. We will… [Read More]