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/
According to Mlex reporting, a NY magistrate judge has ordered OpenAI to produce 20M anonymized ChatGPT conversations to news outlets including the New York Times.
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OpenAI ordered to produce 20m anonymized ChatGPT logs to US news outlets | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
MLex Summary: US Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang has ordered OpenAI to produce to news outlets 20 million anonymized consumer ChatGPT conversations. The outlets have sought the conversations as evidence ...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
According to Mlex reporting, a NY magistrate judge has ordered OpenAI to produce 20M anonymized ChatGPT conversations to news outlets including the New York Times.
www.mlex.com/mlex/intelle...
www.mlex.com/mlex/intelle...
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🚨🚨Striking and frightening that #Trump is also calling the shots over British #broadcasting and the #BBC. 🧵
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www.politico.eu/article/whit...
Trump gloats as BBC boss quits over coverage ‘mistakes’
Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, steps down after days of torrid headlines for the state broadcaster — and a direct attack by the Trump administration.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
🚨🚨Striking and frightening that #Trump is also calling the shots over British #broadcasting and the #BBC. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/whit...
www.politico.eu/article/whit...
Great to see that Estonia is against review of the GDPR.
Link to the leaked position paper of Member States: noyb.eu/sites/defaul...
Link to the leaked position paper of Member States: noyb.eu/sites/defaul...
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Great to see that Estonia is against review of the GDPR.
Link to the leaked position paper of Member States: noyb.eu/sites/defaul...
Link to the leaked position paper of Member States: noyb.eu/sites/defaul...
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The Commission is set to introduce the Digital Omnibus on November 19.
Here's version 2.0 of the analysis of the draft amendments on the GDPR and ePrivacy in the “Digital Omnibus” Overview by Max Schrems here: lnkd.in/dnt_e2v7.
Here's version 2.0 of the analysis of the draft amendments on the GDPR and ePrivacy in the “Digital Omnibus” Overview by Max Schrems here: lnkd.in/dnt_e2v7.
November 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The Commission is set to introduce the Digital Omnibus on November 19.
Here's version 2.0 of the analysis of the draft amendments on the GDPR and ePrivacy in the “Digital Omnibus” Overview by Max Schrems here: lnkd.in/dnt_e2v7.
Here's version 2.0 of the analysis of the draft amendments on the GDPR and ePrivacy in the “Digital Omnibus” Overview by Max Schrems here: lnkd.in/dnt_e2v7.
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Absurd: "the AGs argued that the EU’s new sustainability laws would impose 'unlawful' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandates on American companies"
🔥 NEWS: A coalition of 16 GOP Attorneys General has warned tech giants, including Microsoft, Google, and Meta, against complying with the European Union’s landmark ESG and DEI regulations.
Are AGs illegally interfering with corporations' ability to conduct business?
senecaesg.com/zh/insights/...
Are AGs illegally interfering with corporations' ability to conduct business?
senecaesg.com/zh/insights/...
U.S. State Attorneys General Warn Tech Giants Against Complying with EU Sustainability Laws - Seneca ESG
Sixteen U.S. Attorneys General warn Microsoft, Google, and Meta against complying with EU sustainability and due diligence laws.
senecaesg.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Absurd: "the AGs argued that the EU’s new sustainability laws would impose 'unlawful' environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandates on American companies"
Great analysis by @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social of the latest leaked European Commission draft proposal for the review of the GDPR
My analysis of the leaked #GDPR overhaul proposal. Some changes are great. Some risk decreasing privacy protections.
The changes are very far‑reaching. Tread carefully! Also, some of the proposed amendments may in fact be ... not so legit. techletters.substack.com/p/techletter...
The changes are very far‑reaching. Tread carefully! Also, some of the proposed amendments may in fact be ... not so legit. techletters.substack.com/p/techletter...
November 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Great analysis by @lukaszolejnik.bsky.social of the latest leaked European Commission draft proposal for the review of the GDPR
After reading this article, I think it would be safe to say that if these proposals would get approved, then @gzf.bsky.social’s remark that the EU’s data protection would be weaker than that of those countries, who built their own regimes based on the GDPR is very on point.
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Germany pushes for sweeping data protection simplification beyond EU proposal
Germany calls for broad GDPR reforms including AI training exemptions, reduced access rights, and pseudonymization changes in policy document dated October 23, 2025.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
After reading this article, I think it would be safe to say that if these proposals would get approved, then @gzf.bsky.social’s remark that the EU’s data protection would be weaker than that of those countries, who built their own regimes based on the GDPR is very on point.
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ppc.land/germany-push...
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Yes, I have read the leaked GDPR Omnibus. Yes, if unleashed as is, it will be an earthquake for EU data protection law (with 2 or 3 of the deep cuts). Which, ironically, would leave most countries that imported the GDPR with a stronger data protection regime than the GDPR.
a girl in a school uniform is saying ironic isn 't it
ALT: a girl in a school uniform is saying ironic isn 't it
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November 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Yes, I have read the leaked GDPR Omnibus. Yes, if unleashed as is, it will be an earthquake for EU data protection law (with 2 or 3 of the deep cuts). Which, ironically, would leave most countries that imported the GDPR with a stronger data protection regime than the GDPR.
Lõpuks ometi keegi ütles selle välja 👏
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Tiina Pajuste: see oleks tupiktee, kui Eestis tohiks juristiks õppida üksnes Tartus
Konkurentsist sünnib areng – ka õigusteaduses. On kummastav näha, kuidas muidu vaba turu põhimõtteid toetavad inimesed õigusõppe valdkonnas kirglikult konkurentsi edasiviivat jõudu eitavad
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November 8, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Lõpuks ometi keegi ütles selle välja 👏
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The European Commission is proposing to pause parts of its AI Act amid intense pressure from big tech companies and the U.S. government, the Financial Times reported on Friday
www.reuters.com/business/eu-...
www.reuters.com/business/eu-...
www.reuters.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The European Commission is proposing to pause parts of its AI Act amid intense pressure from big tech companies and the U.S. government, the Financial Times reported on Friday
www.reuters.com/business/eu-...
www.reuters.com/business/eu-...
Deregulation does not inevitably liberate innovation. GDPR enforcement against giant U.S. and Chinese firms is the solution to the problems identified by the Commission, not deregulation of the GDPR - on point statement by @johnnyryan.bsky.social and @iccl.bsky.social! 👏
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
Cutting GDPR will harm EU tech competitiveness
Changes to the GDPR would aid U.S. and Chinese tech giants and hurt Europe’s innovators
www.iccl.ie
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Deregulation does not inevitably liberate innovation. GDPR enforcement against giant U.S. and Chinese firms is the solution to the problems identified by the Commission, not deregulation of the GDPR - on point statement by @johnnyryan.bsky.social and @iccl.bsky.social! 👏
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
This is literally how I feel when I try to explain current state of being in the EU digital regulations sphere after the fresh leak from the European Commission
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This is literally how I feel when I try to explain current state of being in the EU digital regulations sphere after the fresh leak from the European Commission
Congressional Budget Office believed to be hacked by foreign actor
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www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Congressional Budget Office believed to be hacked by foreign actor
The Congressional Budget Office formulates economic projections for lawmakers, and every bill taken up in Congress gets a CBO “score” of how much it would add to the national debt.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Congressional Budget Office believed to be hacked by foreign actor
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Kättemaksukontori võttetiim võiks olukorda ära kasutada ja vahelduseks ka mingi hea osa kokku panna nüüd, kus selline seltskond Särgava külalistemajas koos on
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Fotod: Keskerakond ja Isamaa kogunesid Tallinna koalitsioonikõnelustele
Neljapäeval alustasid Keskerakond ja Isamaa Särgava külalistemajas Tallinna koalitsiooniläbirääkimiste esimese vooruga.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Kättemaksukontori võttetiim võiks olukorda ära kasutada ja vahelduseks ka mingi hea osa kokku panna nüüd, kus selline seltskond Särgava külalistemajas koos on
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Big story from Sky news. It is a mistake to think the DSA alone is going to fix this. This requires more, including and most particularly enforcement of GDPR Art 9 news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Big story from Sky news. It is a mistake to think the DSA alone is going to fix this. This requires more, including and most particularly enforcement of GDPR Art 9 news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Some digital regulations news from the Brussels - The European Commission wants to consolidate the Open Data Directive, the Regulation on the free flow of non-personal data, Data Governance Act and Data Act into one law.
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Some digital regulations news from the Brussels - The European Commission wants to consolidate the Open Data Directive, the Regulation on the free flow of non-personal data, Data Governance Act and Data Act into one law.
When I thought I have heard all possible “argumentation” regarding LLMs, then yesterday I was proved wrong. I was told that my strong recommendation to not insert personal data/commercially sensitive information to LLMs is too far fetched recommendation… 🤡
November 6, 2025 at 6:26 AM
When I thought I have heard all possible “argumentation” regarding LLMs, then yesterday I was proved wrong. I was told that my strong recommendation to not insert personal data/commercially sensitive information to LLMs is too far fetched recommendation… 🤡
The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into TikTok over allegations that the platform allows content promoting suicide and that its algorithms may encourage vulnerable young people to take their own lives
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
Paris prosecutor's office investigates TikTok over content promoting suicide
The investigation will examine content that encourages vulnerable young people to take their own lives and could lead to charges and convictions, with those found guilty facing several years in prison...
www.lemonde.fr
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into TikTok over allegations that the platform allows content promoting suicide and that its algorithms may encourage vulnerable young people to take their own lives
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
PSG is not looking good tonight #ChampionsLeague
November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
PSG is not looking good tonight #ChampionsLeague
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SCOOP: The Commission is moving to recognize “legitimate interest” as the legal basis for training AI models under the GDPR. The proposal, part of the upcoming digital omnibus, is now under formal discussion between DG CNECT and DG JUST. w/ Matthew Newman
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
EU Commission eyes codifying ‘legitimate interest’ as legal basis for AI training | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation
The European Commission is close to presenting an amendment to the GDPR that would codify “legitimate interest” as the legal basis for training AI systems with personal data. The proposal is currently...
www.mlex.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
SCOOP: The Commission is moving to recognize “legitimate interest” as the legal basis for training AI models under the GDPR. The proposal, part of the upcoming digital omnibus, is now under formal discussion between DG CNECT and DG JUST. w/ Matthew Newman
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
www.mlex.com/mlex/article...
Another chilling investigation results regarding data brokers and real-time bidding highlighting how real-time bidding is not only a general data protection issue, but also poses serious national security threats. netzpolitik.org/2025/databro...
Databroker Files: Targeting the EU
Precise locations and revealing movement patterns: the mobile phone location data of millions of people in the EU is up for sale. Collected supposedly only for advertising purposes, this data can also...
netzpolitik.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Another chilling investigation results regarding data brokers and real-time bidding highlighting how real-time bidding is not only a general data protection issue, but also poses serious national security threats. netzpolitik.org/2025/databro...
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Funny how when people talk about ‘reforming’ the ECHR, they always mean removing rights from people they don’t like.
November 4, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Funny how when people talk about ‘reforming’ the ECHR, they always mean removing rights from people they don’t like.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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