Norman
@noaasm.bsky.social
⚖️ LL.M Candidate in Corporate & Commercial Law @ Maastricht University | 🎓 Public Int'l Law LL.M alumni @ University of Oslo | 💼 Privacy Lawyer | interested in tech, cybersecurity, data protection, international law & geopolitics | 📍🇪🇪 | views my own
The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Meta, setting out its preliminary view that Meta breached EU antitrust rules by excluding third party AI assistants from accessing and interacting with users on WhatsApp
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Commission notifies Meta of possible interim measures to reverse exclusion of third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp
The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Meta, setting out its preliminary view that Meta breached EU antitrust rules by excluding third party Artificial Intelligence (‘AI\') assi...
ec.europa.eu
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Meta, setting out its preliminary view that Meta breached EU antitrust rules by excluding third party AI assistants from accessing and interacting with users on WhatsApp
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Väga nõus selle seisukohaga. Lisaks märgiks, et meil olemas lisaks Jaan Tallinnale ka vga hea ekspert Risto Uuk, keda üleüldse vähe kajastatud meie meedias, kuid, kes on päris tunnustatud inimene tehisintellekti nö akadeemilisel maastikul.
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Karen K Burns: Eesti vajab paremat kui praegune tehisaru nõukogu
Aastakümnete pikkune edukas digiüleminek on andnud Eestile kadestamisväärse positsiooni, kuid see eelis kaob, kui jätame strateegilised otsused kitsa ringi kätte, kirjutab Karen K Burns.
www.err.ee
February 9, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Väga nõus selle seisukohaga. Lisaks märgiks, et meil olemas lisaks Jaan Tallinnale ka vga hea ekspert Risto Uuk, keda üleüldse vähe kajastatud meie meedias, kuid, kes on päris tunnustatud inimene tehisintellekti nö akadeemilisel maastikul.
www.err.ee/1609935869/k...
www.err.ee/1609935869/k...
Bad Bunny 🔥
In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
Art is powerful
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Bad Bunny 🔥
Lenovo Inc. has been hit with a class action lawsuit for its use of third-party tracking tools on its website, thus violating a DoJ regulation that restricts transmitting bulk consumer data to China
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
Lenovo Hit With Suit for Breaking US Bulk Data Transfer Rule (1)
Lenovo (United States) Inc.'s use of third-party tracking tools on its website directly violated a Department of Justice regulation that restricts transmitting bulk consumer data to China, a proposed ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Lenovo Inc. has been hit with a class action lawsuit for its use of third-party tracking tools on its website, thus violating a DoJ regulation that restricts transmitting bulk consumer data to China
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...
A piece of news, which has flown under media radar - in mind January Starlink updated its privacy policy according to which personal data may be used for training AI and may be shared with partners to help it develop AI-enabled tools that improve customer experience
www.cnet.com/home/interne...
www.cnet.com/home/interne...
Starlink Is Using Your Personal Data to Train AI. Here’s How to Opt Out
Starlink says it may also share personal data with partners to help it "develop AI-enabled tools that improve your customer experience.”
www.cnet.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:58 PM
A piece of news, which has flown under media radar - in mind January Starlink updated its privacy policy according to which personal data may be used for training AI and may be shared with partners to help it develop AI-enabled tools that improve customer experience
www.cnet.com/home/interne...
www.cnet.com/home/interne...
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Top downloaded plugin for OpenClaw platform contained information stealing malware. Be careful with this new platform. It appears that this is the future. Fun? 1password.com/blog/from-ma...
February 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Top downloaded plugin for OpenClaw platform contained information stealing malware. Be careful with this new platform. It appears that this is the future. Fun? 1password.com/blog/from-ma...
Kõigi hiljutiste Eesti andmekaitse teemade valguses väga hea artikkel. Igati nõus sisuga.
www.err.ee/1609933994/t...
www.err.ee/1609933994/t...
Tea Park: avalikus sektoris on tõsine probleem andmekaitsega
"Pealtnägija" lugu ehitisregistrist näitas valusalt, kui suur meie avalikus sektoris andmekaitse probleem tegelikult on, kirjutab Tea Park.
www.err.ee
February 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Kõigi hiljutiste Eesti andmekaitse teemade valguses väga hea artikkel. Igati nõus sisuga.
www.err.ee/1609933994/t...
www.err.ee/1609933994/t...
The Norwegian Intelligence Service, the Police Security Service and the Norwegian National Security Authority noted today that Norway is facing its most serious security situation since World War II,citing pressure from multiple foreign intelligence services.
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
Presentation of this year’s public threat and risk assessments
The Norwegian Intelligence Service, the Police Security Service and the Norwegian National Security Authority today presented their public threat and risk assessments for 2026.
www.regjeringen.no
February 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The Norwegian Intelligence Service, the Police Security Service and the Norwegian National Security Authority noted today that Norway is facing its most serious security situation since World War II,citing pressure from multiple foreign intelligence services.
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
www.regjeringen.no/en/whats-new...
TikTok was today with breaching Digital Services Act over what the bloc's regulator said were its addictive features and was told to change the design of its app or risk a fine of as much as 6% of owner ByteDance's global turnover.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
TikTok charged with breaching EU rules over app's addictive features
TikTok was charged on Friday with breaching EU online content rules over what the bloc's regulator said were its addictive features and was told to change the design of its app or risk a fine of as mu...
www.reuters.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
TikTok was today with breaching Digital Services Act over what the bloc's regulator said were its addictive features and was told to change the design of its app or risk a fine of as much as 6% of owner ByteDance's global turnover.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
www.reuters.com/business/med...
The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington’s policy positions
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US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
www.ft.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:34 AM
The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington’s policy positions
www.ft.com/content/f869...
www.ft.com/content/f869...
Spain’s youth minister has suggested that the country may need to curb or even ban access to Elon Musk’s social media platform X due to the flagrant violations of fundamental rights taking place there.
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
Spain’s youth minister floats countrywide ban on X
Sira Rego says current digital space is “undemocratic” and controlled by “a few digital strongmen.”
www.politico.eu
February 6, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Spain’s youth minister has suggested that the country may need to curb or even ban access to Elon Musk’s social media platform X due to the flagrant violations of fundamental rights taking place there.
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
A new German Bundestag commission is tasked with ensuring that the parliament's work platforms become more secure against attacks and, at the same time, are no longer dependent on third-party states – a direct response to the tense global situation
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table.media
February 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
A new German Bundestag commission is tasked with ensuring that the parliament's work platforms become more secure against attacks and, at the same time, are no longer dependent on third-party states – a direct response to the tense global situation
table.media/berlin/talk-...
table.media/berlin/talk-...
The European Commission is trialling using European open source software to run its internal communications, a spokesperson confirmed to @euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
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Commission trials European open source communications software | Euractiv
The Matrix protocol is being lined up as a sovereign backup to Microsoft Teams
www.euractiv.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The European Commission is trialling using European open source software to run its internal communications, a spokesperson confirmed to @euractiv.com
www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
Newsletter platform Substack is notifying users of a data breach after attackers stole their email addresses and phone numbers in October 2025
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Newsletter platform Substack notifies users of data breach
Newsletter platform Substack is notifying users of a data breach after attackers stole their email addresses and phone numbers in October 2025.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Newsletter platform Substack is notifying users of a data breach after attackers stole their email addresses and phone numbers in October 2025
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
US Big Tech companies, including Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap, have mounted a fierce campaign to block or water down measures to fight against specially-designed addictive algorithms for social media platforms, according to the report of @corporateeurope.org
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1952...
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1952...
US tech giants pressuring EU to keep us addicted to social media
"They can leverage Trump's America First policies, framing EU digital laws as foreign extortion, censorship or discrimination."
www.brusselstimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
US Big Tech companies, including Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap, have mounted a fierce campaign to block or water down measures to fight against specially-designed addictive algorithms for social media platforms, according to the report of @corporateeurope.org
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1952...
www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1952...
France taking further steps in tech sovereignty
🔴 Le gouvernement a décidé d'annuler son appel d'offres visant à amorcer la transition de Microsoft vers un prestataire "souverain" pour le Health Data Hub. Un nouvel appel devrait être lancé pour opérer la bascule totale vers un hébergement SecNumCloud.
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pro.politico.eu
February 5, 2026 at 12:06 PM
France taking further steps in tech sovereignty
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Elon Musk, State Department workers to be deposed over DOGE dismantling USAID
Elon Musk, State Department workers to be deposed over DOGE dismantling USAID
Judge orders Musk to sit for deposition over DOGE, USAID shutdown
There was "no alternative" to the depositions, the judge ruled.
www.axios.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:45 AM
www.axios.com/2026/02/05/s...
Elon Musk, State Department workers to be deposed over DOGE dismantling USAID
Elon Musk, State Department workers to be deposed over DOGE dismantling USAID
Potentially a consequential judgement in light of the ongoing class-action, which is to be filed against Meta in Germany rsw.beck.de/aktuell/dail...
February 4, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Potentially a consequential judgement in light of the ongoing class-action, which is to be filed against Meta in Germany rsw.beck.de/aktuell/dail...
Srry, aga ei, see ei ole mingi suvaline poliitika. Küsimus on põhiõigustes!
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February 4, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Srry, aga ei, see ei ole mingi suvaline poliitika. Küsimus on põhiõigustes!
www.err.ee/1609931636/p...
www.err.ee/1609931636/p...
Alexander Stubb noted that the foreign policy of the current US administration is underpinned by an ideology that conflicts with our own values.
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Finland's Stubb: We must admit the US is changing
Europe and Finland need to acknowledge that the United States is changing and that the U.S. administration's ideology behind its foreign policy "conflicts with our own values", Finland's president Ale...
www.reuters.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Alexander Stubb noted that the foreign policy of the current US administration is underpinned by an ideology that conflicts with our own values.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
A group of researchers is suing Elon Musk’s X to gain access to data on Hungary’s upcoming elections to assess the risk of interference
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
Researchers sue X for access to Hungarian election data
EU law demands X provide data to assess risks including foreign interference.
www.politico.eu
February 4, 2026 at 10:40 AM
A group of researchers is suing Elon Musk’s X to gain access to data on Hungary’s upcoming elections to assess the risk of interference
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
www.politico.eu/article/hung...
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Free speech absolutists
👀 "Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics" techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/h...
Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics | TechCrunch
The use of administrative subpoenas, which are not subject to judicial oversight, are used to demand a wealth of information from tech companies, including the owners of anonymous online accounts docu...
techcrunch.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Free speech absolutists
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1Password not mincing words here:
"If you are experimenting with OpenClaw, do not do it on a company device. Full stop."
"If you have already run OpenClaw on a work device, treat it as a potential incident and engage your security team immediately."
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"If you are experimenting with OpenClaw, do not do it on a company device. Full stop."
"If you have already run OpenClaw on a work device, treat it as a potential incident and engage your security team immediately."
1password.com/blog/from-ma...
From magic to malware: How OpenClaw's agent skills become an attack surface | 1Password
The same capabilities that make OpenClaw a groundbreaking tool also make it an urgent security risk. This blog contains confirmed examples of agent skills being used as malware vectors, and advice on ...
1password.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:12 PM
1Password not mincing words here:
"If you are experimenting with OpenClaw, do not do it on a company device. Full stop."
"If you have already run OpenClaw on a work device, treat it as a potential incident and engage your security team immediately."
1password.com/blog/from-ma...
"If you are experimenting with OpenClaw, do not do it on a company device. Full stop."
"If you have already run OpenClaw on a work device, treat it as a potential incident and engage your security team immediately."
1password.com/blog/from-ma...
X got away with very huge discount
Before the Commission published the first fine against X under the DSA in December, the NYT reported that EU regulators considered “fining X more than $1 billion”.
The now public decision reveals how the Commission arrived at €120 million - and what the ceiling for future fines is.
The now public decision reveals how the Commission arrived at €120 million - and what the ceiling for future fines is.
judiciary.house.gov
February 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
X got away with very huge discount
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UK information commissioner begins investigation into Grok re GDPR and undressing images
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ICO announces investigation into Grok
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has opened formal investigations into X Internet Unlimited Company (XIUC) and X.AI LLC (X.AI) covering their processing of personal data in relation to the ...
ico.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 12:57 PM
UK information commissioner begins investigation into Grok re GDPR and undressing images
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...
ico.org.uk/about-the-ic...