Encrypted Messaging Apps are in High Demand | Yaël Ossowski on DC News Now
A surge in downloads for an encrypted messaging app raises questions about growing concerns around data privacy and digital surveillance in the US. In this video, Yaël Ossowski from CCC breaks down the reasons behind this sudden increase, what it says about user behavior in 2025, and how encrypted apps are shaping the future of […]
FTC v. Meta Is All About Politics, Not Antitrust Law
Meta had its first day in court against the Federal Trade Commission in what will be the second-largest antitrust trial of the decade. At stake is Meta’s ownership of both Instagram and WhatsApp, and the viability of Mark Zuckerberg’s company as traditional social media enters the era of AI. Say what you will about the political influence […]
Österreich: Die Koalition muss die Überwachung von verschlüsselten Nachrichten-Apps ablehnen
WIEN – Diese Woche enthüllte Innenminister Gerhard Karner von der ÖVP, dass er einen Gesetzesentwurf “schnell” durchsetzen möchte, der der Regierung die Befugnis geben würde, verschlüsselte Kommunikation in Nachrichten-Apps zu überwachen. Obwohl Karner betont hat, dass die neuen Befugnisse nur sehr gezielt eingesetzt würden, ist unklar, ob die Entwickler und Anbieter von Nachrichten-Apps gezwungen werden […]
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 […]
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 […]
JD Vance says the EU targets US tech, but energy is also in the crosshairs
At the Paris AI Summit and Munich Security Conference earlier this month, Vice President JD Vance stunned Europeans with an unapologetic defense of American tech innovation, values, and energy dominance in the face of regulatory threats abroad. He decried the abandonment of free speech across the continent, as well as the regulatory morass sprouting out […]
Il “Kids Online Safety Act” è ancora un cattivo affare per la privacy e la libertà di parola dei consumatori
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 […]
Barang Elektornik e Kebijakan Proteksi di Indonesia
Indonesia merupakan salah satu negara berkembang dengan jumlah populaasi yang sangat besar. Tidak mengerankan, bila hal tersebut tentunya menjadi potensi pasar yang sangat besar, dan tidak sedikit para pelaku usaha dari luar negeri yang berlomba-lomba berupaya untuk bisa menjual barang-barang yang mereka produksi kepada konsumen di Indonesia. Para produsen tersebut meliputi berbagai sektor, mulai dari […]
DOJ contro Google: un insulto ai consumatori
10 ottobre 2024, WASHINGTON, DC – Questa settimana, il team legale che rappresenta il Dipartimento di Giustizia e diversi procuratori generali degli stati ha depositato un "quadro di rimedi" preliminare nel loro caso contro il gigante della ricerca Google, in seguito a una sentenza di agosto del giudice Amit P. Mehta che ha erroneamente dichiarato la società americana un "monopolista". I rimedi proposti attaccano il passato, il presente e […]
La nuova causa di TikTok prende di mira tutte le esperienze delle app dei social media
Oltre una dozzina di stati stanno facendo causa a TikTok, secondo le notizie di oggi, in una nuova mossa bipartisan contro la popolarissima app di social media. Questa serie di cause legali prende di mira l'esperienza utente di TikTok, sostenendo che l'azienda ha tratto in inganno il pubblico americano in merito all'impatto dell'app sui risultati della salute mentale dei giovani e sui comportamenti di dipendenza. Stephen Kent, media […]
La Corea deve bilanciare i guadagni immediati con l’innovazione a lungo termine
Nel panorama digitale in rapida evoluzione, la Corea del Sud si trova in una fase cruciale. Mentre la nazione considera nuove misure normative per affrontare la crescente influenza delle piattaforme digitali, è fondamentale soppesare attentamente i potenziali impatti a lungo termine di queste decisioni. Sebbene il desiderio di garantire una concorrenza leale e proteggere i consumatori sia comprensibile, noi rispettosamente […]
Il partito laburista invia messaggi contrastanti agli innovatori globali
Mike Salem, the UK Country Associate for the leading international consumer group, the Consumer Choice Center (CCC), expressed his views on the government’s plan to shelve £1.3 billion of investment in the tech and AI sectors. While fiscal cuts may be necessary, consumers would have been better off with an accompanying announcement encouraging innovation and […]
