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”
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”
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?”
Is Google Analytics Illegal?
For some time now, a ‘rumour’ has been circulating in Italy, according which using Google Analytics is ‘illegal’. In the silence of the judiciary – the only one entitled to definitively establish such a fact – and of the Data Protection Authority, more or less organised initiatives are multiplying, ‘warning’ public administrations not to use Big G’s platform. Many ‘DPOs’ – data protection officers – to err on the side of precaution, advise their clients to get rid of the inconvenient tool. In reality, however, things are not as simple as that, so these FAQs may be helpful for a better understanding of the matter by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian on Strategikon – an Italian Tech Blog