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Panayotis C. Yannakas
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Litigation Lawyer @ Cyprus
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Picture this: 2050. Atmospheric Consent Portals at every shop - you must formally declare whether you consent to breathing that establishment's air quality. Absurd? This mirrors EU cookie consent Rules. #GDPR #DataProtection

blog.yannakas.me/2025/07/cook...
Cookies Consent Paradox: EU Regulations Enable Surveillance
Cookies consent management platforms have become surveillance tools. How EU regulations inadvertently enabled corporate data harvesting across Europe.
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The activism must go on.

#ChatControl isn't dead; it's privatized. The EU turned mandatory scanning into "voluntary" surveillance, ignored 700 scientists & the ECHR Podchasov ruling.

My Greek Article: blog.yannakas.me/2025/11/chat...

#Privacy #EU
Το Chat Control δεν πέθανε! | Panayotis C. Yannakas | Lawyer
Η αλήθεια πίσω από το Chat Control 2.0: Πώς η εθελοντική σάρωση γίνεται μόνιμη υποδομή μαζικής παρακολούθησης. Ανάλυση της πρότασης που επιστήμονες καταδικάζουν και το ΕΔΑΔ θεωρεί παράνομη.
blog.yannakas.me
November 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Can you possess files you don’t even know are on your phone?

Browsers, OS, and apps auto-store cache. In criminal law, possession needs knowledge and control. Without both, automatic traces aren’t criminal possession.

Read more:
lawyer.yannakas.me/articles/dig...

#CriminalLaw, #TechLaw, #Cyprus
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Excellent piece on #EURED, #FOSS & #SBOMs. Not sharing it just because it cites my related piece. It delivers a sharp take on Art. 3(3)(i), EN 18031 & bootloader locks.

Read: en.bitsea.de/blog/2025/09...
Understanding Radio Equipment Directive: What it means for FOSS and SBOMs. - Bitsea
RED regulates radio equipment in the EU, strengthens security and cyber protection, and also affects open-source software in networked devices.
en.bitsea.de
September 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Ιf your #domain includes a company name in the Organization field, that entity will automatically become the legal owner instead of the individual registrant. #ICANN #domains #hosting #registrars
Domain Ownership Changes: ICANN's August 2025 Update
Domain ownership changes take effect August 21, 2025. ICANN's new policy makes organizations the legal owner if listed. Review your domains now to avoid issues.Domain ownership changes take effect Aug...
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August 15, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?

Lawyer sitting next to the candidate: Objection, assumes facts not in evidence, improper hypothetical, calls for speculation. If you know the information, which is that you were taking care of a sick parent, you can answer.
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?

Distributed systems researcher: Not in an asynchronous system with at least one faulty process, see Fischer, Lynch, Paterson 1985.
Interviewer: Can you explain this gap in your resume?

Pre-modern military historian: sources for those campaigns are both late and fragmented. We can be reasonably sure that not only did I do work, I won the campaign, but precise details on work composition, tactics and leadership remain uncertain.
May 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Picture this: 2050. Atmospheric Consent Portals at every shop - you must formally declare whether you consent to breathing that establishment's air quality. Absurd? This mirrors EU cookie consent Rules. #GDPR #DataProtection

blog.yannakas.me/2025/07/cook...
Cookies Consent Paradox: EU Regulations Enable Surveillance
Cookies consent management platforms have become surveillance tools. How EU regulations inadvertently enabled corporate data harvesting across Europe.
blog.yannakas.me
July 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The UK to force Apple to remove Advanced Data Protection from its iCloud services is based on the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. This law, often referred to as the "Snoopers' Charter," grants the government the authority to access for law enforcement purposes.

www.privacyguides.org/articles/202...
The UK Government Forced Apple to Remove Advanced Data Protection: What Does This Mean for You?
The UK government has served a technical capability notice to Apple under the UK Investigatory Act. Apple's response was to remove the Advanced Data Protection feature from the UK this week. What does...
www.privacyguides.org
March 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
This infographic is remarkably dystopian - I hope it's incomplete.

The fact that only 120 companies across the "wide" Europe are identified as potential IPO candidates for 2025 raises serious concerns about the region's economic dynamism, particularly in light of the EU's 7% unemployment rate.
January 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"The complaint at the CJEU is perhaps surprising, as Tesla underwent individual scrutiny by Commission investigators, including site inspections, and ended up getting the lowest duty rate for all exporters of 8% By contrast, Volkswagen's Chinese joint venture partner SAIC was hit with 35%"

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Tesla also sues EU over electric vehicle duties
Tesla joins BYD, SAIC and Geely in suing the EU in Luxembourg.
www.politico.eu
January 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Ξεκίνησα μια συζητησούλα γιατί είναι εντελώς λάθος η χρήση του "@" ως #genderless συντακτικό.
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January 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Oh my there are a lot of errors in this northern #Cyprus story. 1. There are GDP stats (and balance of payments, which normally show higher education and tourism: tourism is bigger).
October 20, 2024 at 3:42 PM
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Here are four pages from my new book, The Web We Weave, on the origins of the internet/phone addiction trope. The rest here: jeffjarvis.com
October 17, 2024 at 11:30 AM
US special ops flights from UK's #Cyprus base to Israel increase. 13+ flights in 3 months. Typically 2hr stays, one overnight in Tel Aviv on Aug 2. UK MoD declines comment. Some flights now USAF-marked.

#InternationalRelations
U.S. special ops flights to Israel from UK’s Cyprus base surge under Starmer
Secrecy surrounds unmarked American military planes going from UK territory to Israel,
www.declassifieduk.org
October 17, 2024 at 10:22 AM
#Cyprus copy Turkey as the only European countries handling #HumanTrafficking via migration, not justice. A 2019 bill to align with int'l norms scrapped. Instead, they've regressed further. Why the U-turn on treating trafficking as a serious crime?
Cyprus ‘ignorant’ on how to handle human trafficking
MPs have strongly criticised the fact that human trafficking has fallen under the responsibility of the deputy ministry of migration, stressing that trafficking does not only concern foreign nationals...
cyprus-mail.com
October 15, 2024 at 9:23 AM
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Cyprus: "Police have arrested eight individuals on suspicion of funding a terrorist organisation believed to be linked to Hezbollah...Sources suggest the funds were transferred via a wireless network to individuals associated with the terrorist group."
in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/eight-...
Eight arrested for terrorist financing allegedly funded Hezbollah-linked group
Police have arrested eight individuals on <a href=https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/local/eight-arrested-in-cyprus-over-alleged-terrorist-financing/>suspicion of funding a terrorist organisation</a> bel...
in-cyprus.philenews.com
October 12, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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Unlocking corporate governance: Examining the pivotal separation of Chairman and CEO roles. A dive into history and theory, highlighting the delicate balance for effective oversight and aligning interests. #corporategovernance
Exploring the Role Separation of Chairman and CEO in the UK | Legal Researcher | Panayotis Yannakas
Exploring dual leadership in corporate governance, this article delves into the essential separation of Chairman and CEO roles. Rooted in history and organizational theories, it highlights the delicat...
blog.yannakas.me
February 12, 2024 at 1:23 PM
This article exploring the dynamics surrounding #divorce. There I delve into the complexities of #ParentalAlienationSyndrome and its impact on children and families. 💔👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

🔗 blog.yannakas.me/2023/07/pare...

#Divorce #FamilyMatters #ParentalAlienation
February 10, 2024 at 8:12 PM