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Adviser to Europe’s top court made some pretty bold statements today about Europe’s privacy standards, US govt surveillance, @Facebook’s data practices, etc today.
But this stuff is complicated. Here’s what you need to know.
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But this stuff is complicated. Here’s what you need to know.
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So let’s start off w/ the basics. This all comes down to whether Europe’s data is sufficiently protected when it’s moved outside the bloc. It forms part of a wider debate about who gets to set the global privacy rules — Europe, China, US or others.
In short, it’s a big deal
In short, it’s a big deal
Specifically, this case (first filed by @maxschrems in 2013 w/ @DPCIreland over @Facebook’s potential misuse of his data if that information was used illegally by US national security agencies when transferred to the US) has been a long time coming
ICYMI — @Facebook banned all Spanish political parties from using @WhatsApp to share political messages ahead of national election on Sunday.
That’s a big deal: 36% of Spaniards use WhatsApp to read news, so blocking political parties is, in itself, a political act
That’s a big deal: 36% of Spaniards use WhatsApp to read news, so blocking political parties is, in itself, a political act
Spain (and, to a degree) Italy are on the cutting edge in terms of European countries relying on @whatsapp to share political content. India, Brazil & other emerging economies are way ahead, and FB has taken steps to limit the amount of sharing that can be done on the platform
But encrypted messaging services like WhatsApp are future of info-sharing as ppl move away from public online spheres to more local/private ones (hence why Zuckerberg is prioritizing privacy-focused services)
Happy Birthday, Internet 🎉!
Das WWW feiert heute 30. Geburtstag und wir blicken auf seine Historie zurück und wie alles begann. Ein Thread. 1/11
Das WWW feiert heute 30. Geburtstag und wir blicken auf seine Historie zurück und wie alles begann. Ein Thread. 1/11
Wir schreiben das Jahr 1948. Der erste programmierbare Computer wird ‘Baby’ 👶 genannt und wiegt über eine Tonne. 2/11
#Web30 #ForTheWeb @sciencemuseum
#Web30 #ForTheWeb @sciencemuseum
1950: Die ersten Computer kosten ungefähr so viel wie ein Privatjet. Wofür hättet ihr euch entschieden? ✈️oder 🖥? 3/11
#Web30 #ForTheWeb @sciencemuseum
#Web30 #ForTheWeb @sciencemuseum
There’s a lot going on under the surface of @Huawei’s CFO (and daughter of founder of Chinese telecom giant) being arrested in Canada. Here’s a primer and what it all means:
<<deep breath>> Cue — twitter rant:
<<deep breath>> Cue — twitter rant:
What you need to know is this a global gnarled between the West and China over who builds the digital highway of the future, and which govts *may* be able to leverage them for their own advantage
In the past, the likes of Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, etc have pretty much run the board of providing the equipment to build global telco networks. That made sense, cos they were only game in town
