On ICT law, politics and other digital stuff
Data can be anonymous in one context and personal in another: the EU Court reaffirms the changing nature of information. Big Tech and authorities will have to assess each case individually by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by La Repubblica – Italian Tech
Continue reading “Personal data: a shape-shifter that changes depending on who uses it”
The antitrust case against Google continues, but in the meantime, the judge in this historic case has “saved” Chrome, which will not have to be sold off. What is up for sale, however, is user data – by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by La Repubblica – Italian Tech Continue reading “Chrome is not Google’s monopoly tool”
The videos stolen from the anchorman’s house are not just a news story: they expose the contradictions of a technological model based on surveillance and the illusion of control by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “The dangers of self-surveillance: the De Martino case and the vulnerability of the “digital home””
We are once again talking about “digital resurrection”, a misleading and inappropriate term that, in reality, constitutes another problematic aspect of informational identity and control over data concerning us — or its economic exploitation by Andrea Monti Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “The economic exploitation of the illusion of immortality thanks to AI, chatbots and personal data”
In the (temporary) agreement on tariffs, the EU leaves Big Tech and rights out of the picture, thus calling into question the rules on digital sovereignty and user rights – by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Italian Tech – La Repubblica Continue reading “The real failure of the EU in the tariff agreement is that it accepted that rights are negotiable.”