Kjeft fra FN, og nå også litt kjeft fra oss. Får det @jensstoltenberg.bsky.social til å lytte? Les innlegget vårt i @finansavisen.bsky.social just nu 👉 www.finansavisen.no/politikk/202...

Looking forward to this conversation! Everyone should listen to Alan and Allison! My favourite Adtech Privacy Podcasters starting with A.

Dutch court ruling on Grok's AI-generated sexualised images could set crucial precedent for whether GDPR actually has teeth against US AI systems. European digital sovereignty hinges on enforcement, not just having nice laws on the books.

The Irish Data Protection Authority effectively is the gatekeeper for the EU as a whole. So the questions of @johnnyryan.bsky.social 👇 about the recruitment of the new Irish DPA, raising concerns about independence, integrity and revolving doors, are highly relevant for the entire EU.

Fantastic talk! The line between legitimate and criminal AdTech is indeed quite blurry. These people also have a ton of apps into the App Store and the Play Store! May be of interest to @johnnyryan.bsky.social youtu.be/o7jlWJ8_Xuc

Joint open letter with @noyb.eu and @iccl.bsky.social to the @ec.europa.eu to enforce the DMA as intended and end Meta’s non-compliance with the EU law. checkmyads.org/statement/jo...

"Signatories [..] say that the EU market for connected-TV operating systems is becoming more concentrated around a few players such as Android, Amazon and Samsung." www.mlex.com/mlex/technol...

USA bans foreign-made consumer network routers, considering those produced outside the US a national security risk, and prohibits them from being imported or sold. docs.fcc.gov/public/attac...

"The EU's ability to police the use of cookies could be at risk if the European Commission's legislative plans to make Ireland's data protection authority responsible for the job across the whole bloc go ahead, the head of France's data privacy watchdog has warned." www.mlex.com/mlex/technol...

80 billion and entire company name changed down the drain. Few small 20 000 person downsizing and onwards to pervert-glasses. Stock took -0,5% and is recovering, the world is truly marvelous

An engineer at Meta described how he had been told by senior management to allow more "borderline" harmful content - which includes misogyny and conspiracy theories - in user's feeds to compete with TikTok. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Jeg fortsetter med advarsler om å bli for entusiastisk over KI, denne gangen med kritikk av Aftenpostens bruk av vibe-koding, og enshittification-potensialet som ligger i det.

Does anyone know if an overview of Atmosphere apps? #atproto #builders

NEW | Hundreds of companies are pitching shady surveillance tech to EU migration agencies through industry events that evade lobbying transparency rules. See the 450+ companies involved ⬇️ www.accessnow.org/companies-po...

Last year a #Meta Lobbyist became a new head of the #Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC). Today, the former head of the DPC announced that she is now working for MHC - the Irish law firm for Meta that was previously defending Meta before the #DPC in #GPDR cases. This is not just extreme..

Republicans are using kids as a smokescreen for what Big Tech lobbyists want: a national surveillance program to harvest our data with zero protections for people and their privacy. We must fight this dangerous expansion of surveillance technology.

CalPrivacy inviting preliminary comments reducing friction in exercise of privacy rights & opt-out preference signals. Submit your comments by April 6. Learn more. cppa.ca.gov/regulations/...

Another day, another chatbot convincing someone to kill themselves. But yeah let's keep talking about how to put these in our classrooms!

US Border Patrol admits using Real-Time Bidding (RTB) data to track people's movements. The failure to enforce against the RTB data breach at the heart of online advertising is very, very dangerous. Big scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social @404media.co! www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-i...

Someone told tech companies the phrase “mass surveillance” is radioactive, so now they spend a bunch of time trying to pretend they are actually doing something different. Big watching. Large looking. Titanic tracking.

Per Wendy Davis: "Virginia's unanimously passed a bill banning the sale of precise location data. What's the next domino to fall? How many years does the precise location data space have at this point? Can some of the 40 Cali registered data brokers pivot? www.mediapost.com/publications...

"the Pentagon still wanted to use the company’s AI to analyze bulk data collected from Americans...information such as the questions you ask your favorite chatbot, your Google search history, your GPS-tracked movements, and your credit-card transactions, all of which could be cross-referenced..."

We are suing #Meta (on behalf of #SOMI, our European client). Why? www.spiritlegal.com/en/news/deta...

Have you noticed that digital products and services are getting worse? So have we! Today we are publishing our new report, Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future. vimeo.com/1168468796?f...

A very good summary by @dmarti.bsky.social on the challenges of publisher revenue - whether it is from micropayments or advertising. blog.zgp.org/micropayment...

The Epstein files document what many women researchers have long experienced but rarely seen laid bare so starkly: exclusion operating behind closed doors, shaping who gets funded, invited, mentored, and taken seriously. How many of these networks, norms, and gatekeepers remain in place?

Brainwashing, 2026 edition. This paper shows how X's algorithmic feed shifts people's views rightwards. It's a sophisticated, highly effective form of reorientation. And it is utterly chilling. If you're still on that platform, unhook yourself now. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🧐 Meta is lobbying the EU Parliament to shift responsibility for their addictive design to parents. "They are just bombarding us", according to one MEP. Important read from the New York Times quoting CEO's and @lobbycontrol.bsky.social research. Also read 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...

Viktig innlegg om fremtidens journalistikk!

The Council has chosen not to adopt the proposed reform to the definition of personal data and will retain the original wording of Article 22 GDPR, rejecting the Commission's suggested amendments. For further details, refer to Itxaso Domínguez's post here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/....

I was quoted in this 2019 article about the risks of troves of biometric data collected by CBP from travelers. Six short years later and our data is being used against us, just like pretty much everyone warned it would be.

💯

😡

"Zuckerberg said the decision to reinstate them was more to do with free expression concerns than it was financially motivated" - this sums it up.

“…for years, ethical hackers, cyber security researchers and firms have warned about the growing privacy risk of the digitization of cars.”

Meta is putting a "Name Tag" feature in Ray-Bans - facial recognition through the glasses' camera. You look at someone, AI tells you who they are. In an internal document, the company wrote that the timing is good because civil society groups are busy with politics and won't cause problems.

404 Media has obtained a cache of internal police emails showing at least two agencies have bought access to GeoSpy, an AI tool that analyzes architecture, soil, and other features to near instantly geolocate photos www.404media.co/cops-are-buy...

🤷🏻

Out now: SOMO presents the Big Tech Lobby Playbook 🔍🚨 It exposes how Big Tech’s corporate lobbying is in a league of its own. These giants don’t just engage with lawmakers and policy processes - they shape the environment in which laws are imagined and debated. Read more: somo.nl/big-tech-lob...

"Bank explained that, by masking vested interests behind grassroots-sounding initiatives that present themselves as representing startups or small businesses, Big Tech creates the illusion of broad support for its policy position" and more Delikatessen...

Who makes these decisions? Still, I don’t think she can win the Digital Omnibus. That would mean the EU digs its own grave.

Quote of the day: “Consumers shouldn’t have to go to infinity and beyond to assert their privacy rights." #GlobalPrivacyControl

The wait is over. The EDPB and EDPS advise against adopting the proposed changes to the definition of personal data, as these go well beyond a technical amendment, do not align with CJEU case law, and would greatly narrow the concept of personal data. www.edpb.europa.eu/system/files...

What's happening in the US can happen elsewhere, and Google will be just as happy to collaborate with other far right regimes. They *know* that their continued existence is incompatible with democracy and that this is their only future. It's us or them.

Google are *proactively* supporting ICE by voluntarily providing data without legal requirement to do so. Look at this list: "Google also turned over Thomas-Johnson’s IP addresses, phone numbers, subscriber numbers and identities, and credit card and bank account numbers linked to his account." 🧵

Opptatt av alternativer til tekgigantene, konkurranse og generelt at internett skal bli et bedre sted? Da bør du definitivt melde deg på lanseringen av rapporten vår 27.02 kl 11-13. Digital og fysisk deltakelse mulig. --> Påmelding + info: www.forbrukerradet.no/siste-nytt/s... Del gjerne!

"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm" www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw... #R4Today

When trying to improve competitiveness, EU leaders should avoid policies being captured by existing companies protecting their current business models. High environmental standards and investering in skills is better for the economy than deregulation. / #AldenBiesen