How Donald Trump Can Beat Europe’s Tech Regulations
If there is one bright spot in Trump’s trade threats, it is that the conversation on how to improve the global regulatory space for the average consumer has been recalibrated. President Trump’s tariff-heavy trade agenda is quickly proving unpopular with Americans, which might explain why the administration worked overtime to rebrand tariffs as “liberation” from foreign partners who treated […]
Experts Slam Government After “Disastrous” Apple Encryption Move
Security and consumer rights experts have urged lawmakers to hold the UK government to account, after Apple removed end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in iCloud following data access demands from the Home Office. Although the access request was made in secret under the controversial Investigatory Powers Act (IPA), also dubbed the ‘Snooper’s Charter’, it was widely reported as happening earlier […]
Steering away from dangerous Brussels digital bureaucracy is essential for economic growth
The beginning of a new year always marks some sort of introduction of a new regulatory framework. The EU welcomed Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen Zone, and the common charger policy went live (including in Northern Ireland, raising concerns of a BINO again). In the UK however, we had one of the most consequential […]
Apple axes data protection tool after government security row
Apple has removed its advanced data protection (ADP) feature from the UK, following a dispute with the UK government over encryption and access to user data. This comes after the Home Office requested access to encrypted iCloud data under the investigatory powers act (IPA), a law that requires leading tech firms to provide information to […]
Las solicitudes de espionaje del Gobierno del Reino Unido obligan a Apple a eliminar gradualmente el cifrado para los usuarios
As of 15:00, new Apple users in the UK can no longer enable Advanced Data Protection (APD) of their data, an end-to-end encrypted backup. In response to the government’s requests to secure a backdoor to Apple’s encrypted ecosystem, the company has decided to abandon this feature, and will still only provide data with law enforcement, if […]
La realeza ataca la libertad de expresión estadounidense
The British royals are coming after American free speech, just days before Donald Trump is set to take office as president for the second time. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle expressed outrage that Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, changed policy to rely on community notes versus a dedicated fact-checking department. Ironically, the pair suggested […]
Cargador único europeo: el emblema de un continente en decadencia
L’UE célèbre l’arrivée du chargeur unique, mais à quel prix ? Le premier janvier, la règle de l’UE sur les chargeurs communs est entrée en vigueur, ce qui signifie que tous les nouveaux téléphones mobiles, tablettes, appareils photo numériques, écouteurs, haut-parleurs, claviers et de nombreux autres appareils électroniques vendus dans l’UE devront être équipés d’un port […]
Los consumidores no están protegidos por la ley KYC de redes sociales de Virginia
To the Delegates of the Virginia General Assembly, As a consumer advocacy group representing consumers and Internet users who favor tech innovation, lifestyle freedom, and freedom of choice, we write to you with reservations about the bill you are soon to consider. HB1624 requires that social media networks identify their users to classify those under […]
El deseo navideño de la administración Biden de dividir Google debería recibir un trozo de carbón
Washington, DC – El Consumer Choice Center (CCC) expresa su profunda preocupación por las medidas propuestas por el Departamento de Justicia en el caso de Estados Unidos contra Google LLC, que apuntan a desmantelar por completo la empresa tecnológica estadounidense, privar a los consumidores de cualquier innovación futura y sentar un precedente peligroso para la competitividad estadounidense. Tras las medidas propuestas por el Departamento de Justicia […]
La demanda por fraude de la CFPB contra las aplicaciones de pago entre pares huele a regulación por parte de las autoridades que perjudicará a los consumidores
WASHINGTON, DC – Hoy, la Oficina de Protección Financiera del Consumidor presentó una demanda en el Tribunal de Distrito de Arizona contra los propietarios de la plataforma de pagos Zelle, alegando que la aplicación no ha hecho lo suficiente para combatir los fraudes de pago cometidos por estafadores. Zelle, propiedad conjunta de siete de los bancos más grandes del país, es una popular plataforma de pagos entre pares de tecnología financiera […]
La “Ley de Seguridad Infantil en Internet” sigue siendo un mal acuerdo para la privacidad y la libertad de expresión de los consumidores
Congress is moving quickly to revive the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which passed the US Senate in August, by attaching the controversial bill to the year-end Continuing Resolution by the House of Representatives. Revisions have been made to KOSA, now championed by X CEO Linda Yaccarino, and Don Trump Jr. Yaël Ossowski, Deputy Director of the Consumer Choice […]
Al presidente electo Trump: un retorno a la libertad de elección del consumidor
Donald Trump has been elected to return to the White House in an overwhelming election against Vice President Kamala Harris. Many factors drove the US electorate toward supporting Trump-Vance, among them concerns about the economy, inflation, and the cost of living in America, as well as illegal immigration and the scope of government in people’s […]
