Cybersecurity’s Decree Law 82/2021: how it is (and how it can be improved)

The Parliamentary procedure to confirm the decree-law establishing the Agency for Cybersecurity also intervenes in broader areas. It is an opportunity to establish a legal definition of national interests and security. The analysis of Andrea Monti, Professor of Digital Law, University of Chieti-Pescara – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “Cybersecurity’s Decree Law 82/2021: how it is (and how it can be improved)”

Data Protection and scientific research, a change is urgent

Over the years, a reading of the legislation on protecting personal data (erroneously equated with ‘privacy’) has become entrenched, hampering scientific research. There is room to interpret the law more correctly and allow scientists to work more effectively for the common good by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Scienza in rete Continue reading “Data Protection and scientific research, a change is urgent”

The Great Game

by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian on Strategikon, an Italian Tech blog

On 30 May 2021, Denmark Radio (DR), the Danish public broadcaster, found out that, between 2012 and 2014, Finnish military intelligence collaborated with the US National Security Agency (NSA), allowing it to “wiretap” Danish submarine cables on which data and conversations pass to spy on European persons of interest. DR carried out the investigative report with its Swedish, Norwegian and German counterparts and the newspapers Süddeutsche Zeitung and Le Monde. The report added new details to what emerged in 2013 when Edward Snowden’s leaks gave us an idea of what was going on. Continue reading “The Great Game”