UE and G7, Submarine Cables as a Strategic Asset for Network Security

The Russo-Ukrainian conflict has highlighted the urgency of also controlling energy and data transport infrastructure. The projects of the EU, Australia, India, and Japan for the creation of autonomous submarine connections are the first step towards securing internet networks. However, the real issues remain the control of transport and Internet governance, as stated by Andrea Monti, adjunct professor of Digital Law in the master’s degree program in Digital Marketing at the University of Chieti-Pescara – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net. Continue reading “UE and G7, Submarine Cables as a Strategic Asset for Network Security”

The “Meta-Mega-Fine” and the understandable inconsistency of the Data Protection Commissioners

The news of the ‘meta-mega-fine’ of over one billion euros imposed on the social networking platform by the Irish Data Protection Authority highlights once again the fundamental flaw in the political use of personal data protection rules and the inconsistency of the authorities responsible for enforcing them by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian on Strategikon – an Italian Tech Blog Continue reading “The “Meta-Mega-Fine” and the understandable inconsistency of the Data Protection Commissioners”