🚨 Personal news alert: I am quitting my job to work on my policy-tech startup
@PolicyMateEU
What a ride it was in Brussels! I could never have dreamed of engaging with such brilliant and passionate people.
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When it comes to digital,
@EuropeanPirates
are always on point.
@echo_pbreyer
: "A digital identity system in Europe must be decentralized. It should be aligned with how the COVID certificate works.
We must not allow
#eIDAS
to become a UID throughout our lifetime."
🤖I couldn't sleep last night, so I created an AI search bot to help browse the EP rules of procedure. Give it a try and let me know if it helps you!
✅ It includes plain language answers, sources and direct links to the rules.
Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands have finally released publicly their non-paper on the Cyber Resilience Act
#CRA
:
👉 Key takeaway: they want to cover all forms of digital products, including SaaS, even if they are not related to IoT or B2B.
I spoke with President
@ZelenskyyUa
about the atrocious murder of civilians in Bucha and elsewhere in Ukraine.
The EU is ready to send Joint Investigation Teams to document war crimes in coordination with the Ukrainian Prosecutor General.
@Europol
and
@Eurojust
will support.
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and QWACs like a duck, then it's probably an EV Certificate.
Today,
@mozilla
is in front of the European Parliament to raise awareness about Article 45
#eIDAS
.
Don't hesitate to meet their team and say hello to
@O_BennettEU
!
Then I wanted to watch Parlement, geoblocked in Belgium, impossible to pay for it, no DVD available.
You have to buy a VPN subscription.
What a great single market we have in Europe.
No wonder why people download illegal content online.
Parliamentary work on the Cyber Resilience Act is finally starting!
📅 IMCO deadline for AMs: 26 April
📅 IMCO vote: 28-29 June
📅 ITRE vote: September (TBC)
#CRA
#Cyber
#DigitalPolicy
BREAKING: I am opening my
#ChatGPT
EU Policy Consultancy.
#AI
are starting to be pretty good. Look at these examples, this is insane:
#EUPolicy
#Lobbying
Today I tried to watch a movie.
Apple TV: not possible because my payement method 🇫🇷 is different from my country 🇧🇪
YouTube: 15€ to rent it in UHD, got 480p quality instead, no refund nor support.
DVD, 20€ poor quality, DRM and 20min of ads.
Incredible to see the open source software community speaking out against an EU law, here the Cyber Resilience Act:
Python Foundation:
Eclipse Foundation:
James Gosling (Java):
This decision is potentially significant: it means that Facebook will no longer be able to use targeted ads without explicit consent. This decision will crush Meta's business model in Europe.
The EDPB adopted three dispute resolution decisions on the basis of Art. 65 GDPR. The binding decisions address important legal issues arising from the draft decisions of the Irish SA regarding Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. More info here:
❌ This supposed image of Pope Francis is not authentic -- it has classic signs of AI manipulation, and Vatican experts say the coat does not conform with papal wear
Franchement c'est rien, ces derniers mois on a juste eu le Data Governance Act, le Data Act, le Cyber Resilience Act, la Product Liability Directive, l'IA Act, le European Media Freedom Act, le Digital Services Act, le Digital Markets Act... on ne croule pas sous les textes 🥹
@tnylea
@laravelphp
This is really cool, reminds me of the Notion selector.
I started working on something similar for
@filamentphp
but never found the time to properly finish it.
Another deal! ✅2️⃣5️⃣
The
#CyberResilienceAct
guarantees robust cybersecurity of digital devices in the EU from their conception throughout their lifecycle.
Cybersecurity "by design" for the security of both consumers and society at large!
The Commission: We are committed to improving our transparency
Also the Commission: let's remove every policy officer from Who's Who.
By the way, here is your Freedom of Information request: ██ ████
It is sometimes difficult to keep up with what is happening in the European tech bubble. I have compiled a list of over 200 professionals just for you.
It seems that discussions are well underway in the ITRE Commission on
#eIDAS
and that more time is needed.
The Committee vote is pushed by a month: 23th of November (instead of 26th October).
The vote in Plenary is also pushed to December.
Hats off to the student who sent me his assignment 4 minutes before the deadline last night.
You're ready to work in the constant hustle and bustle of being a consultant.
Hot take: If a startup's only innovation is to quickly design a UI on top of another product it doesn't own, that's a kind of digital drop shipping, and I'm fine with it disappearing.
OpenAI: “We have provided a cheap API so you can easily build products for your startup on top of ours ☺️”
Also OpenAI: “We can and will destroy your business and your entirely livelihood without warning. The rivers will run red with the blood of our loyal customers”
Exciting update on the Cyber Resilience Act!
@loekkegaard_mep
, Vice-Chair of Renew, will be taking the lead for his political party on this important file within the IMCO Committee. Wishing you the best of luck with the CRA!
I've curated an extensive "EU Digital Policy" Twitter list featuring over 270+ leading professionals in the field.
In this thread, I share tips on how to get the most out of Twitter lists.
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It is sometimes difficult to keep up with what is happening in the European tech bubble. I have compiled a list of over 200 professionals just for you.
Historic moment, the
#eIDAS
report was adopted today in ITRE (55+ 8- 2o).
Next stop, plenary on 13 March and then trilogue.
Comments from the Rapporteur
@JerkovicRomana
:
📅 College agendas for 2023 are looking packed!
14 Feb. Digital skills and education package
26 Apr. Recommendation on preventing piracy of live content
03 May. Initiative on virtual worlds and Digital euro
24 May. Digital mobility package
31 May. Defence of democracy package