Author: Andrea Monti

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The “crimes of the Metaverse” and the capitalism of loneliness

New gadgets, old habits. Here comes social networking. It takes law for social networking. Blockchain and NFT come. It takes law for blockchain and Nft. The Metaverse comes. It takes (criminal) law for the Metaverse. The repetition compulsion for years forces commentators and experts to call for new regulations to be applied to technological products instead of noting that the existing ones are mainly sufficient by Andrea Monti – initially published in Italian on Strategikon – an Italian Tech Blog

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Google Analytics, the Data Protection Authority and the GDPR’s holes

The Italian data protection authority recently ruled on an Italian company’s unlawful Google Analytics use.  The ruling exposes the ‘holes’ of the GDPR, the attempt to plug them at all costs, and the inability (or lack of will) to fully pursue the political choice to protect Europe’s digital sovereignty by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian on Strategikon – an Italian Tech blog. Continue reading “Google Analytics, the Data Protection Authority and the GDPR’s holes”

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Assange and Due Process

Despite having broken the law, Julian Assange ‘did the right thing’ by revealing, or rather, facilitating the revelation, of government abuses and atrocities. This is, in a nutshell, the rationale behind the call for his release vocally asked by activists and (last minute) free speech defenders. by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian on Strategikon – an Italian Tech Blog Continue reading “Assange and Due Process”

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Russia and EU santioncs. A Decree-Law is coming?

The new sanctions against Russia bring the goal of European unity closer but highlight the inherent limits of the EU treaties that must be overcome. The new sanctions package, in fact, extends the EU’s powers and brings the goal of real EU political autonomy even closer. The analysis by Andrea Monti, Adjunct Professor of Digital Law in the Master’s Degree Course in Digital Marketing at the University of Chieti-Pescara – Originally published Italian on Formiche.net

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Does National Security reshape Internet Governance?

The DNS4EU project – a European DNS resolver – discreetly continues to develop. Depending on one’s perspective, it is a tool for the Union’s technological independence or centralised citizens’ control. Either way, it represents a caesura in the global Internet governance chain. The speech by Andrea Monti, Professor of Digital Law in the Master’s degree course in Digital Marketing at the University of Chieti-Pescara Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “Does National Security reshape Internet Governance?”