Francesco Albinati
@fralbinati.bsky.social
'My data, my rights'.
From Rome with love doing communications and press @ 🇪🇺 European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS).
From Rome with love doing communications and press @ 🇪🇺 European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS).
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EU Commission - 2026 work programme released - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission unveils 2026 work programme
The European Commission has today unveiled its 2026 work programme, which outlines a series of actions to help build a more sovereign and independent Europe.
ec.europa.eu
October 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
EU Commission - 2026 work programme released - ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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📢 10 years since #Schrems (C-362/14) – the landmark ruling that invalidated the Commission’s “Safe Harbour” decision, found US data protections inadequate, and reshaped #digitalprivacy in the EU and beyond 🔒
Learn 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
#EUlaw #DataProtection
Learn 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
#EUlaw #DataProtection
October 6, 2025 at 7:54 AM
📢 10 years since #Schrems (C-362/14) – the landmark ruling that invalidated the Commission’s “Safe Harbour” decision, found US data protections inadequate, and reshaped #digitalprivacy in the EU and beyond 🔒
Learn 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
#EUlaw #DataProtection
Learn 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
#EUlaw #DataProtection
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“Twilight Override,” the latest solo project by Jeff Tweedy, who leads the long-running band Wilco, is a triple album that earns every minute. “I just thought that it flies in the face of a culture that’s gotten faster, more surface level,” he said. nyti.ms/4ngMQgu
September 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
“Twilight Override,” the latest solo project by Jeff Tweedy, who leads the long-running band Wilco, is a triple album that earns every minute. “I just thought that it flies in the face of a culture that’s gotten faster, more surface level,” he said. nyti.ms/4ngMQgu
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Private jets emitted more in 2023 than ALL flights departing from Heathrow.
New research from @theicct.org shows we are missing out on $3 bn annually by not taxing these flights.
It’s time for Europe to do its part by including all private jets in the revision of the EU ETS.
📄👇
bit.ly/4kvSCc9
New research from @theicct.org shows we are missing out on $3 bn annually by not taxing these flights.
It’s time for Europe to do its part by including all private jets in the revision of the EU ETS.
📄👇
bit.ly/4kvSCc9
Private jets emitted more climate pollution than all flights departing Heathrow Airport in 2023 - International Council on Clean Transportation
A groundbreaking new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates that private jets produced up to 19.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2023, a 25%...
bit.ly
June 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Private jets emitted more in 2023 than ALL flights departing from Heathrow.
New research from @theicct.org shows we are missing out on $3 bn annually by not taxing these flights.
It’s time for Europe to do its part by including all private jets in the revision of the EU ETS.
📄👇
bit.ly/4kvSCc9
New research from @theicct.org shows we are missing out on $3 bn annually by not taxing these flights.
It’s time for Europe to do its part by including all private jets in the revision of the EU ETS.
📄👇
bit.ly/4kvSCc9
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Children go online to learn & connect; but face addictive, manipulative, & privacy-invasive designs. BEUC calls on the EU to act now with strong policies for a safer digital world. Hear from Maryant Fernández Pérez, at the 🇪🇺 Parliament IMCO's hearing. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
BEUC | European Parliament IMCO hearing - 7 April 2025 | BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation
Children go online to learn and connect; but face addictive, manipulative, & privacy-invasive designs. BEUC calls on the EU to act now with strong policies for a safer digital world.
👉 Setting al...
www.linkedin.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Children go online to learn & connect; but face addictive, manipulative, & privacy-invasive designs. BEUC calls on the EU to act now with strong policies for a safer digital world. Hear from Maryant Fernández Pérez, at the 🇪🇺 Parliament IMCO's hearing. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Parliament and Council on collision course over EDPS appointment
Parliament and Council on collision course over EDPS appointment
The two institutions meet on Thursday to attempt to resolve the impasse for a second time.
dlvr.it
March 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Parliament and Council on collision course over EDPS appointment
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👉 Are you a young lawyer and want to gain experience in #GDPR litigation and enforcement?!
💡We have a last minute opportunity to join noyb as a Legal Trainee this May! 😊
You can find all the information you need here:
💡We have a last minute opportunity to join noyb as a Legal Trainee this May! 😊
You can find all the information you need here:
noyb.eu
March 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
👉 Are you a young lawyer and want to gain experience in #GDPR litigation and enforcement?!
💡We have a last minute opportunity to join noyb as a Legal Trainee this May! 😊
You can find all the information you need here:
💡We have a last minute opportunity to join noyb as a Legal Trainee this May! 😊
You can find all the information you need here:
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#Bluesky has set up its EU headquarters in #Belgium, putting the country’s telecom regulator in charge of the platform’s compliance with the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and its DPA for GDPR
www.euronews.com/next/2025/03...
www.euronews.com/next/2025/03...
Bluesky finally found in Belgium
Any Digital Services Act questions will go to the Belgian telecom regulator as Bluesky established its legal headquarters in the country.
www.euronews.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#Bluesky has set up its EU headquarters in #Belgium, putting the country’s telecom regulator in charge of the platform’s compliance with the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) and its DPA for GDPR
www.euronews.com/next/2025/03...
www.euronews.com/next/2025/03...
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Axel Voss and @maxschrems.bsky.social both support a targeted revision to create a three-layered GDPR, but others worry opening the pandora’s box would jeopardise the accomplishments of the legislation.
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
Voss and Schrems team up to propose three-layered GDPR revision - Euractiv
But revising the EU's landmark data privacy regulation could be akin to re-opening Pandora's box.
www.euractiv.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Axel Voss and @maxschrems.bsky.social both support a targeted revision to create a three-layered GDPR, but others worry opening the pandora’s box would jeopardise the accomplishments of the legislation.
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
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Together with Christopher Kuner, we are bringing you a sharp analysis on the impact of geopolitical fragmentation and the AI race on the legal regime of global data flows. We can't foresee the future, but we give you the tools to paint a picture of the current key disruptors.
fpf.org/blog/geopoli...
fpf.org/blog/geopoli...
Geopolitical fragmentation, the AI race, and global data flows: the new reality
Most countries in the world have data protection or privacy laws and there is growing cross-border enforcement cooperation between data protection authorities, which might lead one to believe that the...
fpf.org
February 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Together with Christopher Kuner, we are bringing you a sharp analysis on the impact of geopolitical fragmentation and the AI race on the legal regime of global data flows. We can't foresee the future, but we give you the tools to paint a picture of the current key disruptors.
fpf.org/blog/geopoli...
fpf.org/blog/geopoli...
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The EU's AI LIability Directive is set to lose its last supporters. The Parliament is unlikely to ask for continuing work on the file that the Commission put on the chopping board as the EPP's leadership is asking MEPs to rally against the proposal. www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
AI companies see EU's Liability Directive losing support among EU lawmakers | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
The European Parliament is unlikely to continue to work on the AI Liability Directive that the European Commission put on the chopping block. This is the result of a decision from the leadership of th...
www.mlex.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The EU's AI LIability Directive is set to lose its last supporters. The Parliament is unlikely to ask for continuing work on the file that the Commission put on the chopping board as the EPP's leadership is asking MEPs to rally against the proposal. www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
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Today Apple announced it will cease to offer end-to-end encryption of iCloud backups in the UK. Apple made the move after the UK demanded the company build a backdoor into its “Advanced Data Protection.”
February 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Today Apple announced it will cease to offer end-to-end encryption of iCloud backups in the UK. Apple made the move after the UK demanded the company build a backdoor into its “Advanced Data Protection.”
In un mondo di Achillelauri beato chi Brunori #Sanremo2025
February 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
In un mondo di Achillelauri beato chi Brunori #Sanremo2025
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🚨HUGE: The European Commission has withdrawn the AI Liability Directive. "No foreseeable agreement - the Commission will assess whether another proposal should be tabled or another type of approach should be chosen."
commission.europa.eu/publications...
commission.europa.eu/publications...
2025 Commission work programme and annexes
2025 Commission work programme
commission.europa.eu
February 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🚨HUGE: The European Commission has withdrawn the AI Liability Directive. "No foreseeable agreement - the Commission will assess whether another proposal should be tabled or another type of approach should be chosen."
commission.europa.eu/publications...
commission.europa.eu/publications...
Sta succedendo
February 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Sta succedendo
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Do you want to help us maintain high transparency & ethics standards in the #EU administration? Apply for a 1 year paid #traineeship in case handling or digital communication!
📍 Brussels or Strasbourg
⏰ Deadline: 10/03
🔗 europa.eu/!6hkVt3
📍 Brussels or Strasbourg
⏰ Deadline: 10/03
🔗 europa.eu/!6hkVt3
February 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Do you want to help us maintain high transparency & ethics standards in the #EU administration? Apply for a 1 year paid #traineeship in case handling or digital communication!
📍 Brussels or Strasbourg
⏰ Deadline: 10/03
🔗 europa.eu/!6hkVt3
📍 Brussels or Strasbourg
⏰ Deadline: 10/03
🔗 europa.eu/!6hkVt3
Who’s watching your period?
Side session of #CPDP Data Protection Day organised by EDPS trainees. Congrats to our brilliant colleagues!
Streaming at webcast.ec.europa.eu/side-session...
Side session of #CPDP Data Protection Day organised by EDPS trainees. Congrats to our brilliant colleagues!
Streaming at webcast.ec.europa.eu/side-session...
January 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Who’s watching your period?
Side session of #CPDP Data Protection Day organised by EDPS trainees. Congrats to our brilliant colleagues!
Streaming at webcast.ec.europa.eu/side-session...
Side session of #CPDP Data Protection Day organised by EDPS trainees. Congrats to our brilliant colleagues!
Streaming at webcast.ec.europa.eu/side-session...
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👀 I was not expecting DeepSeek to be the word of the day in Brussels at CPDP #DataProtectionDay #DPD25
Wojciech Wiewiorowski named it the “Sputnik Moment” in AI…
Wojciech Wiewiorowski named it the “Sputnik Moment” in AI…
January 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
👀 I was not expecting DeepSeek to be the word of the day in Brussels at CPDP #DataProtectionDay #DPD25
Wojciech Wiewiorowski named it the “Sputnik Moment” in AI…
Wojciech Wiewiorowski named it the “Sputnik Moment” in AI…
Happy #DataProtectionDay!
If you want to hear from top speakers, follow CPDP Data protection day organised by EDPS, Council of Europe and @cpdpconferences.bsky.social #DPD2025 webcast.ec.europa.eu/cpdp-data-pr...
If you want to hear from top speakers, follow CPDP Data protection day organised by EDPS, Council of Europe and @cpdpconferences.bsky.social #DPD2025 webcast.ec.europa.eu/cpdp-data-pr...
January 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Happy #DataProtectionDay!
If you want to hear from top speakers, follow CPDP Data protection day organised by EDPS, Council of Europe and @cpdpconferences.bsky.social #DPD2025 webcast.ec.europa.eu/cpdp-data-pr...
If you want to hear from top speakers, follow CPDP Data protection day organised by EDPS, Council of Europe and @cpdpconferences.bsky.social #DPD2025 webcast.ec.europa.eu/cpdp-data-pr...
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My take on the main lesson from the point of view of #AIEthics regarding DeepSeek: if we had imposed constraints for ethical reasons on American and European models, maybe we would've gotten to a more effective model before a Chinese company. A short thread 1/ 👇
January 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My take on the main lesson from the point of view of #AIEthics regarding DeepSeek: if we had imposed constraints for ethical reasons on American and European models, maybe we would've gotten to a more effective model before a Chinese company. A short thread 1/ 👇
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Il corpo in decomposizione di una donna è stato trovato in un hotel accanto alla Commissione UE a Bruxelles. La donna si era registrata nell’albergo il 26/12 e potrebbe essere morta poco dopo. Il personale non si sarebbe accorto di nulla per tutto il tempo.
www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/140...
www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/140...
Decomposing body of woman found near European Commission
The authorities found the body in an advanced state of decomposition inside a hotel room. Police are wondering how staff failed to notice.
www.brusselstimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Il corpo in decomposizione di una donna è stato trovato in un hotel accanto alla Commissione UE a Bruxelles. La donna si era registrata nell’albergo il 26/12 e potrebbe essere morta poco dopo. Il personale non si sarebbe accorto di nulla per tutto il tempo.
www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/140...
www.brusselstimes.com/brussels/140...
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Sul saluto romano di Musk, la corsa a giustificarlo e l'assenza di ragionamento nel contesto in cui quel gesto si inserisce. Il mio editoriale per @wired.it Qualcuno, dalle nostre parti, evocherebbe la matrice. Eccola servita. www.wired.it/article/salu...
Il saluto romano di Musk e il fascismo “da goniometro”
Anziché contestualizzare il braccio teso del patron di Tesla, che il rende il gesto inequivocabile, c'è una corsa a interpretazioni per “giustificarlo”. Ma così si normalizza un fatto gravissimo
www.wired.it
January 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Sul saluto romano di Musk, la corsa a giustificarlo e l'assenza di ragionamento nel contesto in cui quel gesto si inserisce. Il mio editoriale per @wired.it Qualcuno, dalle nostre parti, evocherebbe la matrice. Eccola servita. www.wired.it/article/salu...
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According to the assessment conducted by @beuc.bsky.social, Meta’s revised no-ads subscription service may still breach EU consumer and data protection law as well as competition law
www.reuters.com/technology/m...
www.reuters.com/technology/m...
Meta's revised paid ad-free service may breach EU privacy laws, consumer group says
Meta Platforms' revised no-ads subscription service may still breach EU consumer and privacy laws in addition to antitrust rules, the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) said on Thursday as it urged regulators to act against the U.S. tech giant.
www.reuters.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
According to the assessment conducted by @beuc.bsky.social, Meta’s revised no-ads subscription service may still breach EU consumer and data protection law as well as competition law
www.reuters.com/technology/m...
www.reuters.com/technology/m...