As nations worldwide grapple with the dual challenges of safeguarding data and fostering technological innovation, South America emerges as a region with a unique narrative. With its diverse socio-economic landscapes, cultural richness, and varying levels of institutional development, South America’s journey in data law offers critical insights into the global dialogue on digital transformation. ThisRead More| MediaLaws
The French advocacy group, La Quadrature du Net (“LQDN”) have challenged the use of a scoring algorithm by the French welfare system for certain recipients of family benefits. The case, which will be heard by the Conseil d’État (France’s highest administrative court), raises interesting arguments about algorithmic processing in public administration and the issue ofRead More| MediaLaws
In recent years, automated decision-making (ADM) has become increasingly common,[1] impacting various sectors such as finance, justice, and social services. From the credit industry, where ADM is used to determine loan eligibility, to public administration, which uses it to assess asylum requests,[2] ADM systems offer undeniable benefits in efficiency, speed, and scalability. However, the growingRead More| MediaLaws
MediaLaws is pleased to share the blog post by Giovanni De Gregorio and Oreste Pollicino about the “Auditing Platforms under the Digital Services Act”, published by verfassungsblog. The authors write: “Taming the power of online platforms has become one of the central areas of the European Union’s policy in the digital age. The Digital Services Act canRead More| MediaLaws
On 25th June 2024, the European Commission sent a Statement of Objections (SO) to Microsoft, explaining its considerations about some potential abusive practices related to the Microsoft’s collaboration software, Teams. Microsoft, an American technology company, focuses on developing business software, cloud services, and personal computers. Teams is a cloud-based collaboration software offering business messaging, calling,Read More| MediaLaws
