eu, eu commission, eu data protection, gdpr, u.s., u.s. big tech

EU Data Overhaul: A Mixed Bag of Concerns for U.S. Tech Giants

The European Union’s plan to regulate data management is the latest blow for U.S. tech giants. The data localization initiative means that companies collecting critical data must store and process them within the borders of the EU. This will significantly increase the infrastructural costs of U.S.-based companies operating within the EU.  Local data spaces that ...

Michael Segarty

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How the EU’s GDPR Laws Have Affected American Firms

In May 2018, the European Union introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law. All companies that sell products or services in the EU are required to comply with GDPR whether the firm is located in the region or not. As far as U.S. companies are concerned, a few have been fined and several firms ...

Jack Roberts

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Why Using Chinese Smartphones Is Cause for Concern

Of late, there have been growing worries globally that China might be trying to infiltrate other nations’ security and communication systems by flooding markets with its tech products. Samantha Hoffman, an analyst of Chinese security issues at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), believes that Chinese smartphones are a big security threat to the world. ...

Armin Auctor

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