Michael Spratt
@michaelspratt.bsky.social
Data protection, risk assessments, new governance, PhD in law, recovering telecoms engineer, #redsetters #andacyclist www.dpiaresearch.eu
Very astute observation: “the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Europe’s greatest weapon against digital oligarchy, child harm, and foreign political interference.”
October 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Very astute observation: “the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is Europe’s greatest weapon against digital oligarchy, child harm, and foreign political interference.”
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The Baltic countries showed Ireland great solidarity at the time of Brexit, as did all EU members. They bought our argument that the border issue was a security issue. They now face a huge security issue and if we turn our backs on them we will deserve all the consequences that will flow from that.
October 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The Baltic countries showed Ireland great solidarity at the time of Brexit, as did all EU members. They bought our argument that the border issue was a security issue. They now face a huge security issue and if we turn our backs on them we will deserve all the consequences that will flow from that.
#spéirghorm #speirghorm primetime is worth watching to understand this massive (ongoing) data breach
September 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
#spéirghorm #speirghorm primetime is worth watching to understand this massive (ongoing) data breach
Example no 638962 of ireland doesn’t do national security/defence/intelligence ‘cause of “moral superiority complex”
September 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Example no 638962 of ireland doesn’t do national security/defence/intelligence ‘cause of “moral superiority complex”
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USA’s 6th circuit upholds district court decision. TLDR: European fundamental rights are outweighed by US tax authorities obligations
USA’s 6th circuit upholds district court decision. TLDR: European fundamental rights are outweighed by US tax authorities obligations
Sixth Circuit Upholds IRS Summons for Eaton Employee Records | Tax Notes
The Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court order for Eaton Corp. to produce evaluations of foreign employees in response to an IRS summons in a transfer pricing
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August 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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USA’s 6th circuit upholds district court decision. TLDR: European fundamental rights are outweighed by US tax authorities obligations
USA’s 6th circuit upholds district court decision. TLDR: European fundamental rights are outweighed by US tax authorities obligations
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This in itself allows Meta's AI to evaluate things like faces, the date the image was taken, people, or objects in the images. This also grants Meta the right to store and further use personal data.
June 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This in itself allows Meta's AI to evaluate things like faces, the date the image was taken, people, or objects in the images. This also grants Meta the right to store and further use personal data.
Reliance on Microsoft office now being viewed a threat to a sovereign state as it is controlled by what may be a hostile power.😵💫 🤷
June 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Reliance on Microsoft office now being viewed a threat to a sovereign state as it is controlled by what may be a hostile power.😵💫 🤷
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This, for instance, seems very interesting www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/denm...
Denmark's Government Ditches Microsoft for Open Source
Denmark is making 'digital sovereignty' a priority, replacing Microsoft and other US big tech products with Linux and open source.
www.omgubuntu.co.uk
June 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This, for instance, seems very interesting www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/denm...
Or even just investigating as per section 110 of the #irish #dataprotection act www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/act...
Data Protection Act 2018, Section 110
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June 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Or even just investigating as per section 110 of the #irish #dataprotection act www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/act...