Media and Communications Policy Resources

The concept of the ‘internet of things’ (IoT) is a term given to the increasing automatic communication between devices and tags that are forming complex networks around citizens. The Commission has said that the network “has the potential to considerably improve the life of EU citizens” and “will create tremendous opportunities for innovation-based growth and ...

This position has been signed by more than 90 leading senior academics from across Europe, from disciplines such as Computer Science, Law, Economics and Business Administration. The automatic processing of personal data is growing at an incredible pace and is starting to become an integral part of economic, administrative and social processes in Europe and ...

In a press release, the Article 29 Working Party (A29WP) released its joint opinion on mobile apps. The opinion outlines specific obligations of app developers and other parties–including app stores, advertising providers and operating system and device manufacturers–and pays special attention to apps targeting children. Noting that many apps collect users’ photo albums or location ...

Two thirds of Facebook users have taken a voluntary break from the site for several weeks or more, citing reasons ranging from “excessive gossip or drama from their friends” to “concerns about privacy”, according to new research. But much as its critics might like to think otherwise, the world’s most popular social network is showing ...

Hogan Lovells today announced the formation of the Coalition for Privacy and Free Trade. The formation of the new coalition follows the announcement by President Obama that the United States and the European Union soon will commence negotiations for a Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement (formally, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)), and Japan’s announcement ...

European parliament debating thousands of potential amendments to proposed rules. A fundamental overhaul of the European Union’s privacy rules is entering a bumpy phase as the European Parliament discusses more than 3,000 possible amendments to proposed legislation starting Wednesday — while member states review the proposals in parallel. 

Editor’s note: Bruce Schneier is a security technologist and author of “Liars and Outliers: Enabling  the Trust Society Needs to Survive.” (CNN) – I’m going to start with three data points. One: Some of the Chinese military hackers who were implicated in a broad set of attacks against the U.S. government and corporations were identified ...