Media representatives fear a ban on targeted advertising would undercut their business model already hurt by the COVID crisis, with potentially dramatic consequences for media pluralism. Wout van Wijk, Executive Director …
on the use of AI for automated recognition of all human features, such as faces, voice and gait, in public spaces. The two data protection authorities also recommended the banning of …
Among its uses, the commission cited accessing public services such as requesting birth certificates, medical prescriptions, reporting a change of address, opening a bank account, applying for a university, checking in …
European lawmakers on Wednesday (19 May) adopted a resolution urging the European Commission to combat illegal online broadcasts of sports events and strengthen the rights of organisers.
“Sport plays a very …
The European Commission on Wednesday announced tough draft rules on the use of artificial intelligence, including a ban on most surveillance, in an …
The European Commission presented on Wednesday (21 April) its long-awaited ‘AI package’, setting out its ambition to make Europe a global leader in the field by being the first to set …
The European Parliament is considering a draft resolution that requires online services to take pirated sports streams offline within 30 minutes. This includes a proposal to allow copyright holders to act …
This system would record MEPs’ attendance by scanning their fingerprint with a reader, avoiding the risk of impersonation – such as a person signing on behalf of an absent MEP. Accordingly, …
The European Union’s institutional data protection watchdog has voiced ‘critical concerns’ about the European Parliament’s plans to install a biometric register that will allow EU lawmakers to collect their daily allowance …
Digital Green Pass raises privacy concerns. The Commission’s plans this week to establish a Digital Green Pass in order to help lift coronavirus travel restrictions have been met with concern from …
