NGOs, Commission, and money: What is going on with child sexual abuse regulation? on 04/10/23 A recent article by the Balkan Insight revealed close links, including possible financial interests, between the European Commission and child protection organisations in connection to a draft EU law to prevent online child sexual abuse material, LEAKS: EU Parliament mulls using MEPs’ fingerprints to register attendance on 03/10/23 The European Parliament is moving forward with controversial plans to replace the system of manual signature by MEPs with a system of biometric fingerprints as proof of presence at parliamentary meetings, according to a Parliament document seen by Euractiv. Stricter EU controls on critical technologies possible from spring 2024 on 03/10/23 The European Commission on Tuesday (3 October) announced that it would start collective risk assessments together with member states on four technology areas, which could lead to restrictive measures like export controls or development support for these technologies by spring 2024. Polish elections: Freedom of speech is not freedom of reach, says democracy expert on 03/10/23 Since the illegal content moderation regulation took effect in the EU, disinformation campaigns used in elections have been in the spotlight, especially in Poland, where concerns have been voiced about biased media coverage and the ruling party's campaign methods. France set to regulate cloud market more than EU on 03/10/23 A comprehensive bill aiming to secure and regulate the internet in France aims to strictly respect the new digital European regulations and, when it comes to cloud regulation, will go even further. Cyber Resilience Act: Disclosure requirement concerns raised by experts on 03/10/23 Cybersecurity experts have urged EU policymakers to reconsider a key part of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), the vulnerability disclosure requirements, in an open letter published on Tuesday (3 October). Responding to the Unheeded Cry: Bringing Education and Employment to Afghan Girls and Women [Promoted content] on 02/10/23 Thousands of Afghan girls and women across the country are desperately calling for education and work opportunities in the face of an inhuman denial of their rights by the Taliban. Scaling up Europe’s cybersecurity calls for a practical blueprint on 02/10/23 European countries must seize this moment to collectively strengthen Europe’s cyber resilience - and October 2023, the European cyber month, must mark the start of this challenge, write Marie-Pierre de Baillencourt, Oliver Vallet and Gérôme Billois. Online media oversight in debate and cyber-awareness month on 29/09/23 Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. EU prepping for post-quantum encryption on 29/09/23 The first episode of the two-part podcast series focusses on the EU’s preparedness for post-quantum encryption. With Heike Hagemeier, an expert at the German Federal Office for Information Security, BSI, and Andrea Garcia Rodriguez, Lead Digital Policy Analyst for the...
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