Germany is considered an economically highly developed country, but when it comes to digitalisation, the Federal Republic often falls short of its own standards in international comparison. The sluggish modernisation… Read More »Germany has voted – Digitalisation, Data Protection and State Surveillance
On October 18, 2024, the German government passed its new security package, which provides for increased surveillance and comprehensive measures against terrorism and violent crime. The legislative initiative has met… Read More »The new German Security Package: Digital Surveillance and Data Protection
Exactly two year ago, we discussed the European Council’s plan to implement laws that would require messaging platforms to scan users’ messages and shared contents for information that could potentially… Read More »EU Chat-Control: An Update
For years now, democratic Western states have been repeatedly exposed to cyber attacks that are apparently or even demonstrably coordinated and carried out by other states. In principle, cyberattacks can… Read More »Cyberattacks on democracy
In an increasingly digitalised world, the topic of whistleblowing is becoming more explosive. Whistleblowing is the act by which individuals, often employees of a company or government agency, bring non-public… Read More »Whistleblowing in the Digital Era: The Courage to Tell the Truth
Protest is an integral part of democracies and an essential right of citizens within such functional democracies. If protest is happening within less liberal regimes, it quickly can become dangerous… Read More »Blurring Digital Footprints during Protests
We are starting 2024 full of enthusiasm with our New Year’s resolutions. Alongside financial and sporting goals, one of the most common resolutions is certainly to take more time to… Read More »Digitalisation, AI, Open Source, Data Protection & Co. – 6 Book Tips for the New Year
Very recently, Meta made headlines by announcing to charge 14 USD per month for an “ad free experience” on their platforms Facebook or Instagram. A similar move has already been… Read More »Commercialisation of Privacy
As already mentioned here several times, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the most important and at times also most discussed data protection laws in the European… Read More »GDPR: A toothless tiger?
Whenever it comes to data protection in an intra-European context, there is no getting around the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This regulation, adopted at EU level, has been in… Read More »General Data Protection Regulation – Bureaucratic Monster or Misunderstood?
