Switzerland wil have a referendum to cap population at 10M(admin.ch)

254 points by napolux 4 months ago | 519 comments

Swiss voters back e-ID legislation(admin.ch)

20 points by Davidbrcz 1 year ago | 25 comments

EU Council and Parliament reach agreement for approving controversial eIDAS law(consilium.europa.eu)

17 points by xinayder 3 years ago | 6 comments

European digital identity: provisional agreement reached on eID(consilium.europa.eu)

25 points by rwmj 2 years ago | 36 comments

Swiss authorities want to reduce dependency on Microsoft(swissinfo.ch)

193 points by doener 6 months ago | 69 comments

Commission concludes that X should not be designated under the DMA(ec.europa.eu)

29 points by robin_reala 2 years ago | 39 comments

EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram(dig.watch)

643 points by pbrw 3 years ago | 631 comments

Dig.watch news update reporting that the EU data protection regulator banned Meta's personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram, with possible fines up to 4% of turnover.

European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy(reclaimthenet.org)

375 points by nickslaughter02 1 month ago | 160 comments

Reclaim The Net article reporting that the European Commission's ProtectEU strategy revives plans for encryption backdoors under the framing of lawful access.

Why Switzerland has 25 gbit internet and America doesn't(stefan.schueller.net)

476 points by talonx 3 months ago | 334 comments

Opinion blog post arguing that Switzerland's regulated open-access fiber model delivers 25 Gbit internet while America's 'free market' approach does not.

Norwegian ban on Meta behavioral advertising extended to entire EU(datatilsynet.no)

385 points by aleksanb 3 years ago | 197 comments

Norwegian Data Protection Authority news release saying the EDPB made Norway's ban on Meta's behavioral advertising on Facebook and Instagram permanent and extended it EU/EEA-wide.

EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's 'addictive design' targeting kids(cnbc.com)

436 points by thm 5 months ago | 385 comments

CNBC article reporting that the European Commission plans to regulate addictive design features on TikTok and Instagram that target children.

European ISPs Want Rightsholders Held Accountable for Overblocking Damage(torrentfreak.com)

348 points by Brajeshwar 3 months ago | 98 comments

TorrentFreak article reporting that EuroISPA asks the EU Commission to hold rightsholders liable for damage caused by overblocking in site blocking orders.