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Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022

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EuroDIG2022 Planning Meeting on February 8

You are invited to join the Public Planning Meeting on February 8, 10:30-17:00 CET. The meeting is going to be held online, as face-to-face gatherings are not possible in Trieste, the host city of EuroDIG2022, at the moment.

Based on the recent open Call for Issues, the proposals as well as a draft programme for EuroDIG2022 (June 20-22) will be discussed. Contributions from participants are more than welcome, so we encourage all interested stakeholders to tune in and shape this year’s programme! We kindly ask you to register. You can find more information here.


YOUthDIG Call for Applications is open until February 10. Interested youth aged 18 to 30 can apply here.


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DSA cramped with amendments ahead of key vote in the European Parliament

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thumbnail Over a hundred alternative amendments were tabled on the DSA ahead of the plenary vote, with some critical comebacks and reformulations of existing proposals. The amendments are a mixed bag of new bi…


EU Commission presents toolkit to tackle foreign interference in research

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thumbnail The Commission has released a toolkit aimed at tackling foreign interference in research and innovation (R&I), identified as a growing threat in the increasingly internationalised arenas of education…


Israel minister denies police used NSO spyware on protesters

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thumbnail JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli Cabinet minister on Wednesday dismissed claims that police used controversial spyware to surveil protesters, a day after a newspaper investigation prompted outraged lawmak…


Vestager: Metaverse poses new competition challenges

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thumbnail The EU’s digital czar says, ‘We should start thinking about it now’ when it comes to regulating new digital spaces.


‘Be Afraid:’ Massive Cyberattack Downs Ukrainian Gov’t Sites

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thumbnail As Moscow moves troops and threatens military action, about 70 Ukrainian government sites were hit. “Be afraid” was scrawled on the Foreign Ministry site.


Ukraine blames Russia for cyberattack against government websites

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thumbnail Moscow says it had ‘nothing to do with it.’


Polish leader under fire over Pegasus hack scandal

politico.eu - Shared by EuroDIG

thumbnail Watchdog chief wants to summon Jarosław Kaczyński to testify about alleged spying on the opposition.


EDPS sanctions Parliament over EU-US Data Transfers to Google and Stripe

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thumbnail The EDPS issued a decision confirming that the European Parliament violated EU data protection law on its COVID website by setting Google and Stripe cookies, among other violations.


Amid the Hype over Web3, Informed Skepticism Is Critical

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thumbnail We cannot hope to meet the challenges posed by digital technologies with the same uncritical techno-solutionism and optimism that have failed us in the past.


The Digital Services Act must safeguard freedom of expression online

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thumbnail Imagine a world where platforms can censor negative news about themselves, where they can make arbitrary adjustments to their terms and conditions to block or remove news stories and real debate betw…


Choosing between data security and data sharing should not be an option

euractiv.com - Shared by Eline Chivot

thumbnail The French EU Council Presidency should focus its work on major EU digital legislation to lead to greater clarity and legal certainty in an increasingly fragmented digital landscape, argues Yann Pado…


The Log4j Vulnerability Puts Pressure on the Security World

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thumbnail It's time to sound the alarm for Log4Shell. Saryu Nayyar, CEO at Gurucul, discusses what actions you should be taking.


Zoom privacy risks: The video chat app could be sharing more information than you think

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thumbnail Zoom makes video chatting with colleagues easy, but you might be giving away more than you bargained for.


European data regulators issued €1.1bn in GDPR fines in 2021

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thumbnail European data regulators issued €1.1 billion (£920 million) in GDPR fines last year, a 585% increase compared to 2020. This is according to international law firm DLA Piper, which surveyed 27 EU memb…


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