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
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Norman
@noaasm.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Small introduction to my new followers: I'm Norman. I'm from Estonia, but currently I live in the Netherlands in Maastricht, where I'm doing a 2nd masters degree in law in corporate and commercial law track. I currently work in data protection field. 1/
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A massive cyberattack has crippled Mikord, the key developer behind Russia’s Unified Military Registry, wiping out over 40TB of infrastructure, including source code and backups.
"Digital GULAG." Took abig hit.
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"Digital GULAG." Took abig hit.
istories.media/en/stories/2...
What We Learned from a Hacker Attack on the Russian Military Registry Developer
Over the past three years, Russia has almost completed the development of a digital registry that can be used for a new and more effective war mobilization campaign, storing data on 25 million citizen...
istories.media
December 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A massive cyberattack has crippled Mikord, the key developer behind Russia’s Unified Military Registry, wiping out over 40TB of infrastructure, including source code and backups.
"Digital GULAG." Took abig hit.
istories.media/en/stories/2...
"Digital GULAG." Took abig hit.
istories.media/en/stories/2...
Got to say that in my opinion Moroccans have really good taste in music. It feels like I am literally listening to my own playlists live
December 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Got to say that in my opinion Moroccans have really good taste in music. It feels like I am literally listening to my own playlists live
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Elon messes with Twitter, shoves Grok into everything. Bluesky - tyvm. So, welcome new people. Feeds are everything here, re-post is more important than like. Block is nuclear. Enjoy!
December 25, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Elon messes with Twitter, shoves Grok into everything. Bluesky - tyvm. So, welcome new people. Feeds are everything here, re-post is more important than like. Block is nuclear. Enjoy!
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Let Sam Altman go to space in the AI designed space ship first.
December 25, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Let Sam Altman go to space in the AI designed space ship first.
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France slashes Amazon's GDPR fine from €32M to €15M over warehouse monitoring #Amazon #GDPR #France #ProtectionDesDonnées #ViePrivée
France slashes Amazon's GDPR fine from €32M to €15M over warehouse monitoring
French Council of State reduces Amazon France Logistique's €32 million GDPR penalty to €15 million, finding some employee monitoring systems legally justified under European data protection rules.
ppc.land
December 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
France slashes Amazon's GDPR fine from €32M to €15M over warehouse monitoring #Amazon #GDPR #France #ProtectionDesDonnées #ViePrivée
Are we really having rare period, where neither EDPB nor DPC Ireland has released any groundbreaking press release about some sort of enforcement action accompanied with 200 page decision during Christmas? 😂
December 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Are we really having rare period, where neither EDPB nor DPC Ireland has released any groundbreaking press release about some sort of enforcement action accompanied with 200 page decision during Christmas? 😂
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I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites
US bars former EU commissioner Breton and others over tech rules ft.trib.al/TgoG45B
US bars former EU commissioner Breton and others over tech rules
France hits out at visa sanctions as Washington targets what it calls the ‘global censorship-industrial complex’
ft.trib.al
December 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites
Italy's competition authority has issued 98.6 million euros ($115.53 million) fine against Apple over alleged abuse of their dominant position in the mobile app market
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Italy regulator fines Apple $115 mln for alleged anti-trust violations through app
Italy's competition authority (AGCM) said on Monday it had fined U.S technology giant Apple and two of its divisions 98.6 million euros ($115.53 million) over alleged abuse of their dominant position ...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Italy's competition authority has issued 98.6 million euros ($115.53 million) fine against Apple over alleged abuse of their dominant position in the mobile app market
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app.
Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp | TechCrunch
Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app.
techcrunch.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app.
Merry Christmas to all those celebrating! 🎄🎅🏻❄️
December 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Merry Christmas to all those celebrating! 🎄🎅🏻❄️
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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With the 60 minutes leak, the many recent Epstein releases, etc., I think we are seeing the future of government accountability under authoritarianism:
Leaks, hacks, data dumps, releases of big document caches.
Journalists and the public will have to learn how to digest this stuff. 🧵
Leaks, hacks, data dumps, releases of big document caches.
Journalists and the public will have to learn how to digest this stuff. 🧵
December 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
With the 60 minutes leak, the many recent Epstein releases, etc., I think we are seeing the future of government accountability under authoritarianism:
Leaks, hacks, data dumps, releases of big document caches.
Journalists and the public will have to learn how to digest this stuff. 🧵
Leaks, hacks, data dumps, releases of big document caches.
Journalists and the public will have to learn how to digest this stuff. 🧵
The municipality of Eindhoven blocked ChatGPT and other public AI websites after an internal analysis revealed that files containing personal data of residents and employees had been sent to such platforms
www.binnenlandsbestuur.nl/digitaal/gem...
www.binnenlandsbestuur.nl/digitaal/gem...
Eindhoven blokkeert ChatGPT na datalek
De gemeente Eindhoven heeft ChatGPT en andere openbare AI-websites geblokkeerd nadat uit een interne analyse bleek dat bestanden met persoonlijke gegevens van inwoners en medewerkers naar dergelijke p...
www.binnenlandsbestuur.nl
December 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The municipality of Eindhoven blocked ChatGPT and other public AI websites after an internal analysis revealed that files containing personal data of residents and employees had been sent to such platforms
www.binnenlandsbestuur.nl/digitaal/gem...
www.binnenlandsbestuur.nl/digitaal/gem...
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I waited to share this until more facts emerge:
In Tallinn 🇪🇪 there was an explosion at a major shopping center
One person was hurt and hospitalized
Suspect has been detained and identified as 60 year old local who had some kind of grudge with the shopping center news.err.ee/1609892375/6...
In Tallinn 🇪🇪 there was an explosion at a major shopping center
One person was hurt and hospitalized
Suspect has been detained and identified as 60 year old local who had some kind of grudge with the shopping center news.err.ee/1609892375/6...
60-year-old man detained following Ülemiste shopping center explosion
A 60-year-old man has been detained in connection with a trash bin explosion at Estonia's largest shopping center, which injured one person on Saturday evening.
news.err.ee
December 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I waited to share this until more facts emerge:
In Tallinn 🇪🇪 there was an explosion at a major shopping center
One person was hurt and hospitalized
Suspect has been detained and identified as 60 year old local who had some kind of grudge with the shopping center news.err.ee/1609892375/6...
In Tallinn 🇪🇪 there was an explosion at a major shopping center
One person was hurt and hospitalized
Suspect has been detained and identified as 60 year old local who had some kind of grudge with the shopping center news.err.ee/1609892375/6...
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EU Member States agree on negotiation mandate for treaty with USA on exchange of personal data in visa waiver process
eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
Decision - EU - 2025/2640 - EN - EUR-Lex
eur-lex.europa.eu
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
EU Member States agree on negotiation mandate for treaty with USA on exchange of personal data in visa waiver process
eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...
The European aerospace and defense company Airbus SE plans to switch to a sovereign European cloud provider with its mission-critical applications www.golem.de/news/digital...
Golem.de: IT-News für Profis
www.golem.de
December 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The European aerospace and defense company Airbus SE plans to switch to a sovereign European cloud provider with its mission-critical applications www.golem.de/news/digital...
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#amazon disrupts Russian #gru hackers attacking edge network devices
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-disrupts-russian-gru-hackers-attacking-edge-network-devices/
#cybersecurity #russia
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-disrupts-russian-gru-hackers-attacking-edge-network-devices/
#cybersecurity #russia
Amazon disrupts Russian GRU hackers attacking edge network devices
The Amazon Threat Intelligence team has disrupted active operations attributed to hackers working for the Russian foreign military intelligence agency, the GRU, who targeted customers' cloud infrastructure. [...]
www.bleepingcomputer.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#amazon disrupts Russian #gru hackers attacking edge network devices
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-disrupts-russian-gru-hackers-attacking-edge-network-devices/
#cybersecurity #russia
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-disrupts-russian-gru-hackers-attacking-edge-network-devices/
#cybersecurity #russia
Facebook is testing placing a limit on how many links some users can share when they post on the social media platform
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Facebook tests £9.99 monthly subscription for sharing more than two links
Meta is encouraging users to verify themselves to unlock more features or engagement with their posts.
www.bbc.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Facebook is testing placing a limit on how many links some users can share when they post on the social media platform
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The French data protection authority has issued a number of sanctions regarding breaches of the data protection law during recent elections
www.cnil.fr/fr/prospecti...
www.cnil.fr/fr/prospecti...
Prospection politique : la CNIL sanctionne cinq candidats aux élections européennes et législatives 2024
Le contexte Dans le cadre des élections européennes et législatives anticipées de 2024, la CNIL a mis en place un téléservice dédié, permettant aux citoyens de lui adresser des signalements concernant...
www.cnil.fr
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The French data protection authority has issued a number of sanctions regarding breaches of the data protection law during recent elections
www.cnil.fr/fr/prospecti...
www.cnil.fr/fr/prospecti...
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Very useful thread to understand the European Council decision
A quick explanation of how this borrowing to assist Ukraine will work. "Enhanced cooperation" means EU law is being used, but some Member States opt out. The process has been applied a few times before, but never before re the EU budget. 1/
🚨 The latest conclusions say the EU will trigger Article 20 of enhanced cooperation to ensure that any mobilisation of EU resources to guarantee joint debt "will not have an impact on the financial obligations of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia," as previously reported by Euronews.
December 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Very useful thread to understand the European Council decision
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EU summit conclusions now published, including the text on financing for Ukraine, as further explained in my thread. There's also a separate additional statement on Ukraine, supported by 25 Member States www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
December 19, 2025 at 3:19 AM
EU summit conclusions now published, including the text on financing for Ukraine, as further explained in my thread. There's also a separate additional statement on Ukraine, supported by 25 Member States www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Since when is there LinkedIn wrapped? 😂
December 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Since when is there LinkedIn wrapped? 😂
The Dutch data protection authority warns that TikTok will continue to send user data to 3rd countries, including China for the time being, thus violating a joint decision by European data protection authorities
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autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/actueel/ap-w...
AP waarschuwt gebruikers: TikTok blijft persoonlijke gegevens naar China sturen
TikTok blijft data naar onder meer China sturen en gaat in tegen een besluit van de Europese privacytoezichthouders.
autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl
December 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
The Dutch data protection authority warns that TikTok will continue to send user data to 3rd countries, including China for the time being, thus violating a joint decision by European data protection authorities
autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/actueel/ap-w...
autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/actueel/ap-w...