United Kingdom
Euroviews. Privacy is overrated. It’s time Big Tech made the positive case for harvesting our data ǀ View
There are lots of people telling us how concerned we should be about giving up our data - but almost no one can tell us exactly why. And even fewer people are reminding us that privacy is a small price to pay for what tech platforms have created for our lives, economies and societies.
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France calls on US to 'come to its senses' on digital tax retaliation
The French Finance Minister has warned the United States against retaliatory tariffs in response to the French Digital Tax.
The US Trade Representative is holding a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss a response; it's already condemned the French measures as protectionist.
World News
Euroviews. A glass ceiling in male-dominated Big Tech is keeping innovating women from making their mark ǀ View
Far from being a safe haven where diverse voices can be heard and respected, new media platforms are often reflecting the worst prejudices of the older media when it comes to minorities - including women.
USA
Euroviews. Big tech achieving “quantum supremacy” for the first time is bad news for our privacy ǀ View
Google announced it reached “quantum supremacy," a technological achievement that has huge repercussions, not only for the company and its role in the world but for all of us individuals who want to maintain a semblance of the right to privacy.
United Kingdom
Euroviews. The new UK-US treaty on e-evidence is a welcome step but is not without its challenges | View
On 3 October 2019, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and US Attorney General William Barr signed a bilateral agreement paving the way for UK and US law enforcement agencies to obtain data more quickly from electronic service providers operating in each jurisdiction.
