The Dutch cabinet views the upcoming European digital identity wallet (ID wallet) as the most promising and secure solution for online age verification. With the increasing societal call to better protect minors on social media and during the online purchase of age-restricted products, the need for reliable checks is more urgent than ever. The fundamental […]
The European Union is preparing to present a new and stringent legislative proposal this coming Thursday aimed at the protection of minors. These new rules are intended to protect children much more effectively against online risks, such as addictive algorithms, harmful content, and privacy violations. The proposal likely builds on existing frameworks such as the […]
The European Commission is launching an action plan to ensure that AI strengthens European cyber resilience rather than posing a security risk. The focus is on the secure deployment of AI, the protection of critical sectors against AI attacks, and the development of European digital sovereignty. To achieve this, an independent evaluation capacity for advanced […]
Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, is attempting to introduce the controversial ‘chat control’ via a remarkable detour. Although Parliament has repeatedly voted against the mass scanning of private messages, she has now directly requested EU member states to approve the rejected proposal regardless. Diplomats describe this unilateral step as “unprecedented.” The temporary legislation […]