Author: Hartmut Seibel
Microsoft’s come-back into the anti-trust limelight
Microsoft’s come-back inTO the anti-trust limelight Could the recent German FCO decision be a turning point and the beginning of more investigations into Microsoft’s practices in Europe? On 28/03/2023 the “Bundeskartellamt” (the German Federal Cartel Office, the “FCO”) initiated a formal proceeding against Microsoft to examine whether the company is of “paramount significance for...
Le projet de Loi qui renforce le manque d’indépendance de L’APD
Le projet de Loi qui renforce le manque d’indépendance de L’APD Belgian Data Protection Authority is on track to be further undermined Ou « comment tendre l’autre joue à la Commission Européenne » L’équipe de Charta21 – 31/01/2023 C’est ce jeudi (le 2 février 2023) que sera discuté en plénière de la Chambre des Représentants le fameux...
Here is Europe’s Watergate and no one speaks about it
Here is Europe’s Watergate and no one speaks about it By Hartmut Seibel, Brussels – 10/11/2022 Government use of surveillance spyware: MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld’s first report for the European Parliament’s inquiry committee is truly alarming for every European citizen but the European spyware scandal hardly gets any coverage! The EU Parliament’s Committee that...
The processing of personal health data by the Belgian public health service – is it legal?
The processing of personal health data by the Belgian public health service – is it legal? The processing of personal health data driven by the Belgian government – as of 2020 – may raise questions of GDPR compliance and, ultimately, the rule of law in Belgium By Hartmut Seibel, Brussels – 25/10/2022 The practice of...
ECB digital euro consultation ends with record level of public feedback – ECB and European Commission consensus on introduction of digital euro
ECB digital euro consultation ends with record level of public feedback – ECB and European Commission consensus on introduction of digital euro While the ECB’s analysis of the public feedback from the consultation is not yet available in January 2021 the officials in Frankfurt and in Brussels already seem to know that there is a...