Frederik_Borgesius

@Frederik_Borgesius@akademienl.social

Law Prof at iHub, interdisciplinary research hub on digitalization and society & Institute for Computing and Information Sciences, Radboud university, NL
Mastodon handle: https://akademienl.social/@Frederik_Borgesius
University web page:
https://www.ru.nl/en/people/zuiderveen-borgesius-f

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Frederik_Borgesius, to Bulgaria

‘After weeks of uncertainty, new EU rules on sustainable supply chains seem likely to pass into law.
EU member states on Friday (15 March) have voted in favour of a landmark new law requiring companies to check supply chains for dodgy environmental and labour practices.’ https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/03/15/governments-support-stripped-down-corporate-due-diligence-law

Frederik_Borgesius, to Bulgaria

‘Italy's competition watchdog has fined three units of social media giant TikTok 10 million euros ($10.94 million) in total for inadequate checks on content potentially harmful to young or vulnerable users’ https://www.reuters.com/technology/italy-regulator-fines-tiktok-11-mln-over-inadequate-checks-harmful-content-2024-03-14/

Frederik_Borgesius, to Bulgaria

AI Act is officially adopted by the EU!

Frederik_Borgesius, to random

UNICEF: ‘The world made remarkable progress in child survival in the past three decades, and millions of children have better survival chances than in 1990—1 in 27 children died before reaching age five in 2022, compared to 1 in 11 in 1990.’
https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-survival/under-five-mortality/

Frederik_Borgesius, to Bulgaria

‘These Prisoners Are Training AI. In high-wage Finland, where clickworkers are rare, one company has discovered a novel labor force—prisoners.’ https://www.wired.co.uk/article/prisoners-training-ai-finland

Frederik_Borgesius, to tech

‘By 2023, the Netherlands had the highest percentage of people aged 16 to 75 taking measures to protect personal information on the internet (92 per cent) among all EU countries. The EU average was 67 per cent.’ https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/nieuws/2024/11/meer-mensen-beschermen-online-persoonsgegevens-in-2023

Frederik_Borgesius, to security

‘One of the generals on conference call about Ukraine used non-secure line to dial in… the 38-minute phone call held over the platform WebEx that was subsequently leaked by Kremlin-controlled TV, had not been intercepted by an individual Russian spy but was most likely the result of a random sweep of insecure data on the sidelines of the Singapore airshow’ https://theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/05/individual-error-let-moscow-intercept-military-call-germany-says

Frederik_Borgesius, to Netherlands

NL. Chairman Nico van Eijk of the CTIVD, the committee overseeing security services AIVD and MIVD, has resigned with immediate effect. Apparently, the atmosphere at CTIVD is beyond repair.

Voorzitter Nico van Eijk van de CTIVD, de commissie die toezicht houdt op veiligheidsdiensten AIVD en MIVD, is per direct opgestapt.

https://www.nu.nl/politiek/6303884/ruzie-bij-toezichthouder-van-aivd-en-mivd-voorzitter-per-direct-weg.html

Frederik_Borgesius, to Bulgaria

‘Apple was hit with a 1.84-billion-euro EU antitrust fine of on Monday, its first ever and comprising mostly a deterrent, for preventing Spotify and other music streaming services from informing users of payment options outside its App Store.
The European Commission's decision was triggered by a 2019 complaint by Swedish music streaming service Spotify over this restriction and Apple's 30% App Store fees.’ https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-hit-with-over-18-bln-euro-eu-antitrust-fine-spotify-case-2024-03-04/

Frederik_Borgesius, to climate

NL. ‘Delft University of Technology has received funding from fossil industry companies in recent years, including to conduct research on oil and gas extraction.’ Good reporting by Emma van Bergeijk at Nu.nl, based on freedom of information requests https://www.nu.nl/klimaat/6303104/tu-delft-kreeg-afgelopen-jaren-geld-van-industrie-voor-onderzoek-naar-olie-en-gas.html

Frederik_Borgesius, to Bulgaria

EU. ‘Nature restoration: Parliament adopts law to restore 20% of EU’s land and sea
EU countries must restore at least 30% of habitats in poor condition by 2030, 60% by 2040, and 90% by 2050.’
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240223IPR18078/nature-restoration-parliament-adopts-law-to-restore-20-of-eu-s-land-and-sea

Frederik_Borgesius, to random

Not cool February.

I have a deadline of the first day of March. If February had a normal length, I'd have way more time.

Frederik_Borgesius, to Netherlands

NL childcare benefits scandal.

In a hardened political and social climate, the three state powers have been blind to people and law. Basic human rights have been violated and the rule of law has been cast aside. This, in summary, is the main conclusion of the official Commission of Inquiry in its report ‘Blind to People and Law’, which it presented today.

https://www.tweedekamer.nl/nieuws/kamernieuws/enquetecommissie-fraudebeleid-en-dienstverlening-overhandigt-rapport

Frederik_Borgesius, to ai

‘The AI Act's debiasing exception to the GDPR’

A new blog post by Marvin van Bekkum & me.

The AI Act includes a debiasing exception to the General Data Protection Regulation's ban on using sensitive data (special categories of data). The EU considerably improved the text of the exception, compared to the first draft by the European Commission, adding several safeguards for processing sensitive data.

https://iapp.org/news/a/the-ai-acts-debiasing-exception-to-the-gdpr/

Frederik_Borgesius, to tech

At ‘Data Is Dead’ event in Amsterdam. With C__CS@someone.elses.computer, @mikarv @sjoera
‘The future of the tech industry is in infrastructure, not data. This means that those companies that control key infrastructure, like chips and cloud computing, hold sway. Companies like ASML, Microsoft, and Amazon Web Services (AWS), rather than X or Meta, will become the most powerful players.’
https://spui25.nl/programma/data-is-dead

Frederik_Borgesius, to security

'The European Parliament on Wednesday asked members on its defense subcommittee to have their phones checked for spyware after it found traces of hacking on two devices. Members and staff in the chamber's subcommittee on security and defense (SEDE) have had their phones hit with intrusive surveillance software tools, the institution said in an internal email.'
https://www.politico.eu/article/parliament-defense-subcommittee-phones-checked-for-spyware/

Frederik_Borgesius, to security

NL: 'Major data breach at jewellery chain Brandfield: "a goldmine for criminals"'

'Groot datalek bij juweliersketen Brandfield: "een goudmijn voor criminelen"’

With some quotes from me (in text and in the radio show).

https://www.bnr.nl/nieuws/binnenland/10540897/groot-datalek-bij-juweliersketen-brandfield-een-goudmijn-voor-criminelen

Frederik_Borgesius, to tech

Dutch website @Tweakers tried a model without tracking-based ads, but stops again. 2 main problems apparently: lack of measurement capabilities & a way of working that is completely different from how online advertising usually works. Advertisers are used to being able to measure how their banners are performing themselves, but with Tweakers, this is not possible.
So: less income. https://tweakers.net/plan/4126/tweakers-stopt-met-trackingvrije-advertenties.html

Frederik_Borgesius, to Bulgaria

‘The European Commission has opened formal proceedings to assess whether TikTok may have breached the Digital Services Act (DSA) in areas linked to the protection of minors, advertising transparency, data access for researchers, as well as the risk management of addictive design and harmful content.’ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_24_926

Frederik_Borgesius, to tech

Fokke & Sukke are doing research.

‘According to ChatGPT, Bard is a fraud.'

'And according to Bard, ChatGPT is an asshole.'

Frederik_Borgesius, to tech

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) emphases that encryption contribute to ensuring the enjoyment of privacy and other fundamental rights, such as freedom of expression. Case of Podchasov v. Russia (no. 33696/19).

https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng/?i=001-230854

Frederik_Borgesius,

'In the digital age, technical solutions for securing and protecting the privacy of electronic communications, including measures for encryption, contribute to ensuring the enjoyment of other fundamental rights, such as freedom of expression (…). Encryption, moreover, appears to help citizens and businesses to defend themselves against abuses of information technologies, such as hacking, identity and personal data theft, fraud and the improper disclosure of confidential information.' (par 76)

Frederik_Borgesius,

'Weakening encryption by creating backdoors would apparently make it technically possible to perform routine, general and indiscriminate surveillance of personal electronic communications. Backdoors may also be exploited by criminal networks and would seriously compromise the security of all users’ electronic communications. The Court takes note of the dangers of restricting encryption described by many experts in the field' (par 77)
ECtHR, Podchasov v. Russia (no. 33696/19).

Frederik_Borgesius, to Netherlands

‘Dutch health insurers are reportedly forcing breast cancer patients to submit photos of their breasts prior to reconstructive surgery despite a government ban on precisely that. That sounds pretty bad but it gets worse: These insurers keep losing their copies of these highly intimate pictures, one way or another.’ https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/12/dutch_insurers_breast_cancer/

Frederik_Borgesius, to uk

Wow. UK: ‘Home Office English test scandal’
‘Tens of thousands of students lost their visas after a TV exposé of cheating a decade ago. Many say they were wrongly accused’
‘Could 97% of students who sat a test run by a Home Office-approved company all have been cheating?
Campaigners acknowledge there was deception but say it is implausible that such a high proportion of students could have been involved.’ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/feb/11/what-is-the-home-office-english-test-scandal

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